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1969 · directed by Gene Kelly · 148 min
22,608 feet · Prominence
1,808th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw65

Lifetime worldwide gross $33m, re-releases included; about $299m in 2026 money.

Rank1,148 of 11,051In 19696 of 25

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.

Critics47 baseAwards80 signal → +21 lift

Oscars3 won Production Design, Original Musical Score, Sound4 nominated Picture, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing
Golden Globes4 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 nominated Lead acting, 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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Kept alive largely by WALL-E.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb7 from 18kWikipedia15k views a monthAge57 years

Scored beside it · 1,784 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 65 praise 68 legacy 40averages 58, placing it at22,608 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

▲ Gene Kelly▲ Michael Crawford▲ Marianne McAndrew

In these careers — elevation for this film

Barbra Streisand19,891 ftWalter Matthau18,711 ftMichael Crawford18,363 ftGene Kelly18,255 ftMarianne McAndrew17,973 ftScatman Crothers17,640 ft