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Being There

1979 · directed by Hal Ashby · 130 min
24,460 feet · Prominence
677th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

Lifetime worldwide gross $30m, re-releases included; about $137m in 2026 money.

Rank2,337 of 11,051In 197928 of 64

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.

Critics89 baseAwards85 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 won Supporting Actor1 nominated Actor
Golden Globes2 won Lead acting, Supporting acting3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Screenplay2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: I like to watch; Sellers' farewell.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.9 from 81kWikipedia0k views a monthAge47 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,010 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 57 praise 94 legacy 50averages 67, placing it at24,460 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

▲ Peter Sellers▲ Melvyn Douglas

In these careers — elevation for this film

Peter Sellers20,176 ftMelvyn Douglas19,630 ftShirley MacLaine19,054 ftJack Warden18,344 ftDavid Clennon17,878 ft