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Catch-22

1970 · directed by Mike Nichols · 121 min · R
23,040 feet · Prominence
1,387th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw61

Lifetime worldwide gross $25m, re-releases included; about $212m in 2026 money.

Rank1,640 of 11,051In 19709 of 38

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics76 baseAwards2 signal → +0 lift

BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Novel is permanent; film overshadowed.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.1 from 28kWikipedia15k views a monthAge56 years

Scored beside it · 1,600 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 61 praise 76 legacy 42averages 60, placing it at23,040 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

▲ Alan Arkin▲ Martin Balsam▲ Bob Newhart

In these careers — elevation for this film

Alan Arkin19,837 ftMartin Balsam18,376 ftRichard Benjamin18,267 ftBob Newhart18,051 ftArt Garfunkel17,879 ftJon Voight17,655 ftMartin Sheen17,654 ftCharles Grodin17,652 ftBob Balaban17,638 ftPaula Prentiss17,633 ftRichard Libertini17,631 ft