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On Golden Pond

1981 · directed by Mark Rydell · 109 min
24,802 feet · Prominence
558th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw69

Lifetime worldwide gross $119m, re-releases included; about $433m in 2026 money.

Rank748 of 11,051In 19814 of 90

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics80 baseAwards98 signal → +10 lift

Oscars3 won Actress, Actor, Adapted Screenplay7 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Score, Sound
Golden Globes3 won Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Lead acting5 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: Acclaimed drama, faded from active culture.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.6 from 37kWikipedia18k views a monthAge45 years

Scored beside it · 903 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 69 praise 90 legacy 52averages 70, placing it at24,802 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

▲ Doug McKeon

In these careers — elevation for this film

Henry Fonda20,410 ftKatharine Hepburn20,410 ftJane Fonda19,729 ftDoug McKeon18,317 ftDabney Coleman18,026 ft