All the President's Men

1976 · directed by Alan J. Pakula · 138 min

26,902 feet · Prominence

106th of 24,106 films scored

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How this film scores

Draw68

Lifetime worldwide gross $71m, re-releases included; about $409m in 2026 money.

Rank810 of 11,051In 19765 of 48

How Draw works

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

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics90 baseAwards93 signal → +5 lift

Oscars4 won Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Sound4 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actress, Film Editing

Golden Globes4 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay

BAFTAs7 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, Actor, Supporting acting, Screenplay, Craft and other

How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy78

Judged directly: Defined journalism on film, follow the money.

Verdict78 of 100IMDb7.9 from 137kWikipedia45k views a monthAge50 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 144 of 4,039 films judged

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78All the President's Men (1976)

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 68 praise 94 legacy 78averages 80, placing it at26,902 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

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