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In the Heat of the Night

1967 · directed by Norman Jewison · 109 min
27,141 feet · Prominence
77th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 77th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw64

Lifetime worldwide gross $27m, re-releases included; about $271m in 2026 money.

Rank1,270 of 11,051In 196713 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.

Praise93

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics86 baseAwards96 signal → +7 lift

Oscars5 won Picture, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound2 nominated Director, Sound Editing
Golden Globes3 won Best Picture, Actor, Screenplay3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 nominated Best Picture
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.

Legacy84

Judged directly: Broke ground on race, Best Picture 1967.

Verdict84 of 100IMDb7.9 from 88kWikipedia26k views a monthAge59 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion CollectionAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 81 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 64 praise 93 legacy 84averages 80, placing it at27,141 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

▲ Sidney Poitier

In these careers — elevation for this film

Rod Steiger20,624 ftSidney Poitier20,624 ftWarren Oates18,460 ftLee Grant18,089 ftScott Wilson17,927 ftPeter Whitney17,750 ftBeah Richards17,628 ft