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Gladiator

2000 · directed by Ridley Scott · 155 min
26,609 feet · Prominence
150th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw77

Lifetime worldwide gross $466m, re-releases included; about $892m in 2026 money.

Rank248 of 11,051In 20002 of 196

How Draw works

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

Praise86

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics74 baseAwards97 signal → +13 lift

Oscars5 won Picture, Actor, Costume Design, Visual Effects, Sound7 nominated Director, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Film Editing, Original Score
Golden Globes1 won Best Picture3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs3 won Film, Cinematography, Craft and other5 nominated Directing, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Original 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.

Legacy75

Judged directly: Memorable, quoted, solid staying power.

Verdict75 of 100IMDb8.5 from 1.8mWikipedia130k views a monthAge26 years

Scored beside it · 194 of 4,039 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 77 praise 86 legacy 75averages 79, placing it at26,609 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Russell Crowe

In these careers — elevation for this film

Joaquin Phoenix20,772 ftRussell Crowe20,772 ftOliver Reed18,841 ftConnie Nielsen18,479 ftRichard Harris18,463 ftDjimon Hounsou18,446 ftDerek Jacobi18,170 ftDavid Hemmings17,650 ft