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Serpico

1973 · directed by Sidney Lumet · 129 min
25,263 feet · Prominence
412nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw62

$31m worldwide in 1973 — $229m in today's money.

As released$31mIn 2026 money$229mRank1,459 of 8,589In 197311 of 43

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Critics 88, awards 47. Half each, so Praise lands at 91.

Critics88 → 44Awards47 → 23

Oscars2 nominated Actor, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Actor
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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Pacino's beard, shorthand for whistleblowing cop.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.7 from 141kWikipedia25k views a monthAge53 years

Scored beside it · 539 of 3,430 films judged

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 62 praise 91 legacy 58averages 70, which places it at25,263 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

Al Pacino22,928 ft