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Wait Until Dark

1967 · directed by Terence Young · 108 min · Approved
24,097 feet · Prominence
832nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

Lifetime worldwide gross $11m, re-releases included; about $109m in 2026 money.

Rank2,772 of 11,051In 196717 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.

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics89 baseAwards40 signal → +2 lift

Oscars1 nominated Actress
Golden Globes2 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting
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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: Hepburn thriller, famous darkened climax.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.7 from 35kWikipedia11k views a monthAge59 years

Scored beside it · 1,145 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 55 praise 91 legacy 48averages 65, placing it at24,097 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

▲ Audrey Hepburn

In these careers — elevation for this film

Audrey Hepburn20,105 ftAlan Arkin19,568 ftRichard Crenna18,591 ftJack Weston18,246 ftEfrem Zimbalist Jr.17,909 ftRobby Benson17,705 ft