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Rocky

1976 · directed by John G. Avildsen · 120 min
27,591 feet · Prominence
40th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw74

Lifetime worldwide gross $117m, re-releases included; about $680m in 2026 money.

Rank386 of 11,051In 19761 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.

Praise90

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics82 baseAwards96 signal → +9 lift

Oscars3 won Picture, Director, Film Editing5 nominated Actress, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Sound
Golden Globes1 won Best Picture2 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs5 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, Screenplay, Craft and other
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.

Legacy88

Judged directly: Underdog myth, steps, theme.

Verdict88 of 100IMDb8.1 from 684kWikipedia71k views a monthAge50 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 36 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 74 praise 90 legacy 88averages 84, placing it at27,591 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Burgess Meredith▲ Talia Shire

In these careers — elevation for this film

Sylvester Stallone20,232 ftTalia Shire19,056 ftCarl Weathers18,838 ftBurgess Meredith18,637 ftBurt Young18,538 ft