Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965 · directed by Ken Annakin · 138 min

22,926 feet · Prominence

1,293rd of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw65

$30m worldwide in 1965 — $314m in today's money.

As released$30mIn 2026 money$314mRank1,061 of 8,589In 19654 of 29

How Draw works

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

Praise80

Critics 78, awards 21. Half each, so Praise lands at 80.

Critics78 → 39Awards21 → 11

Oscars1 nominated Original Screenplay

Golden Globes1 nominated 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.

Legacy28

Judged directly: Genial period comedy, faded.

Verdict28 of 100IMDb7 from 10kWikipedia9k views a monthAge61 years

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28Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)

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 65 praise 80 legacy 28averages 58, which places it at22,926 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Alberto Sordi.