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New York, New York

1977 · directed by Martin Scorsese · 163 min · PG
22,591 feet · Prominence
1,838th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw53

Lifetime worldwide gross $16m, re-releases included; about $89m in 2026 money.

Rank3,158 of 11,051In 197723 of 48

How Draw works

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

Praise68

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics62 baseAwards30 signal → +6 lift

Golden Globes2 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: Gave the world its definitive anthem.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb6.6 from 22kWikipedia19k views a monthAge49 years

Scored beside it · 1,457 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 53 praise 68 legacy 45averages 55, placing it at22,591 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 De Niro19,620 ftLiza Minnelli19,394 ftDiahnne Abbott17,622 ft