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Zelig

1983 · directed by Woody Allen · 79 min
24,084 feet · Prominence
839th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

Lifetime worldwide gross $12m, re-releases included; about $39m in 2026 money.

Rank4,741 of 11,051In 198350 of 101

How Draw works

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

Praise98

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics97 baseAwards38 signal → +1 lift

Oscars2 nominated Cinematography, Costume Design
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs2 nominated 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.

Legacy47

Judged directly: Technically inventive mockumentary, modest presence.

Verdict47 of 100IMDb7.6 from 46kWikipedia6k views a monthAge43 years

Scored beside it · 1,271 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 47 praise 98 legacy 47averages 64, placing it at24,084 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

▲ John Buckwalter

In these careers — elevation for this film

Woody Allen19,956 ftMia Farrow19,125 ftJohn Buckwalter17,686 ft