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Tess

1979 · directed by Roman Polanski · 172 min
22,852 feet · Prominence
1,328th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

$20m worldwide in 1979 — $91m in today's money.

As released$20mIn 2026 money$91mRank2,842 of 8,589In 197937 of 61

How Draw works

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

Praise87

Critics 82, awards 62. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.

Critics82 → 41Awards62 → 31

Oscars3 won Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design3 nominated Picture, Director, Original 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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Handsome Polanski adaptation, forgotten.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb7.3 from 19kWikipedia9k views a monthAge47 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,851 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 54 praise 87 legacy 30averages 57, which places it at22,852 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin.