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Tommy

1975 · directed by Ken Russell · 111 min
23,403 feet · Prominence
1,178th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw61

Lifetime worldwide gross $34m, re-releases included; about $210m in 2026 money.

Rank1,658 of 11,051In 197511 of 43

How Draw works

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

Praise78

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics69 baseAwards60 signal → +9 lift

Oscars2 nominated Actress, Original Song Score
Golden Globes1 won Actress2 nominated Best Picture, Lead 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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Pinball Wizard and the rock opera endure.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb6.6 from 24kWikipedia23k views a monthAge51 years

Scored beside it · 1,378 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 61 praise 78 legacy 45averages 61, placing it at23,403 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

▲ Ann-Margret▲ Roger Daltrey

In these careers — elevation for this film

Ann-Margret20,134 ftRoger Daltrey19,099 ftOliver Reed19,017 ftTina Turner17,970 ftJack Nicholson17,655 ft