Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

2003 · directed by Peter Weir · 138 min

24,969 feet · Prominence

504th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

$212m worldwide in 2003 — $380m in today's money.

As released$212mIn 2026 money$380mRank850 of 8,589In 200319 of 176

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise90

Critics 83, awards 84. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics83 → 42Awards84 → 42

Oscars1 won Cinematography8 nominated Picture, Director, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing, Visual Effects, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound

Golden Globes3 nominated Motion Picture, Director, Actor

BAFTAs2 won Direction, Sound3 nominated Film, Actor, Special Visual Effects

How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Respected but culturally quiet.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.5 from 254kWikipedia51k views a monthAge23 years

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50Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 67 praise 90 legacy 50averages 69, which places it at24,969 ft

How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

Russell Crowe22,837 ft