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The Great Gatsby

1974 · directed by Jack Clayton · 144 min
21,687 feet · Prominence
1,807th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw60

$27m worldwide in 1974 — $178m in today's money.

As released$27mIn 2026 money$178mRank1,808 of 8,589In 197416 of 42

How Draw works

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

Praise49

Critics 42, awards 27. Half each, so Praise lands at 49.

Critics42 → 21Awards27 → 13

Oscars2 won Costume Design, Original Song Score
BAFTAs1 won Cinematography
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Fashion legacy outlives the film itself.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb6.4 from 28kWikipedia21k views a monthAge52 years

Scored beside it · 1,418 of 3,430 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 60 praise 49 legacy 38averages 49, which places it at21,687 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

Robert Redford22,521 ft