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Marathon Man

1976 · directed by John Schlesinger · 126 min
24,210 feet · Prominence
781st of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw56

Lifetime worldwide gross $22m, re-releases included; about $126m in 2026 money.

Rank2,478 of 11,051In 197621 of 48

How Draw works

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

Praise81

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics73 baseAwards58 signal → +8 lift

Oscars1 nominated Supporting Actor
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actor3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 nominated Lead acting, 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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Is it safe; dentist scene permanently iconic.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.4 from 75kWikipedia26k views a monthAge50 years

Scored beside it · 802 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 56 praise 81 legacy 55averages 64, placing it at24,210 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

Dustin Hoffman20,156 ftLaurence Olivier20,156 ftRoy Scheider19,165 ftWilliam Devane18,443 ftAllen Joseph17,731 ftTreat Williams17,654 ft