Cabaret

1972 · directed by Bob Fosse · 124 min

26,786 feet · Prominence

121st of 24,106 films scored

Not coveredThe 121st highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw66

Lifetime worldwide gross $43m, re-releases included; about $338m in 2026 money.

Rank1,002 of 11,051In 197210 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 baseAwards99 signal → +7 lift

Oscars8 won Director, Actress, Supporting Actor, Cinematography, Production Design, Film Editing, Original Song Score, Sound2 nominated Picture, Adapted Screenplay

Golden Globes3 won Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting Actor3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay

BAFTAs4 won Best Picture, Direction, Lead acting, Cinematography3 nominated Supporting acting, Screenplay, Editing

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.

Legacy78

Judged directly: Cabaret reviewed.

Verdict78 of 100IMDb7.8 from 63kWikipedia34k views a monthAge54 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 149 of 4,039 films judged

78One Battle After Another (2025)

78Good Will Hunting (1997)

78Brokeback Mountain (2005)

78Cool Hand Luke (1967)

78Jerry Maguire (1996)

78The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

78Cabaret (1972)

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 66 praise 93 legacy 78averages 79, placing it at26,786 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

▲ Liza Minnelli ▲ Helmut Griem ▲ Joel Grey

In these careers — elevation for this film

Liza Minnelli20,616 ft Joel Grey19,850 ft Michael York19,246 ft Helmut Griem18,248 ft Marisa Berenson18,107 ft