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The Way We Were

1973 · directed by Sydney Pollack · 118 min
23,880 feet · Prominence
842nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

$50m worldwide in 1973 — $372m in today's money.

As released$50mIn 2026 money$372mRank869 of 8,589In 19736 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.

Praise70

Critics 63, awards 39. Half each, so Praise lands at 70.

Critics63 → 32Awards39 → 20

Oscars1 won Original Dramatic Score4 nominated Actress, Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design
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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: The Streisand song carries its memory.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7 from 30kWikipedia44k views a monthAge53 years

Scored beside it · 886 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 67 praise 70 legacy 48averages 62, which places it at23,880 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

Robert Redford22,678 ft