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1976 · directed by Sidney Lumet · 122 min
26,964 feet · Prominence
99th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 99th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw57

Lifetime worldwide gross $24m, re-releases included; about $137m in 2026 money.

Rank2,332 of 11,051In 197620 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.

Praise93

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics87 baseAwards99 signal → +7 lift

Oscars4 won Actress, Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay5 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Cinematography, Film Editing
Golden Globes2 won Lead acting, Screenplay2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs1 won Lead acting6 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay, 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.

Legacy84

Judged directly: Mad as hell escaped the film entirely.

Verdict84 of 100IMDb8.1 from 185kWikipedia36k views a monthAge50 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion CollectionAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 82 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 93 legacy 84averages 78, placing it at26,964 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

▲ William Holden▲ Ned Beatty▲ Peter Finch

In these careers — elevation for this film

Faye Dunaway20,474 ftPeter Finch20,474 ftWilliam Holden20,474 ftRobert Duvall18,495 ftNed Beatty18,458 ftBeatrice Straight17,656 ftLance Henriksen17,656 ft