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Fiddler on the Roof

1971 · directed by Norman Jewison · 181 min
26,270 feet · Prominence
197th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 197th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw74

Lifetime worldwide gross $83m, re-releases included; about $679m in 2026 money.

Rank388 of 11,051In 19712 of 40

How Draw works

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

Praise86

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics74 baseAwards88 signal → +12 lift

Oscars3 won Cinematography, Original Song Score, Sound5 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Production Design
Golden Globes2 won Best Picture, Actor3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Tradition and If I Were a Rich Man endure.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb8 from 50kWikipedia23k views a monthAge55 years

Scored beside it · 241 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 86 legacy 72averages 77, placing it at26,270 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

▲ Chaim Topol▲ Leonard Frey▲ Molly Picon▲ Norma Crane

In these careers — elevation for this film

Chaim Topol20,688 ftLeonard Frey18,350 ftNorma Crane18,124 ftMolly Picon18,035 ftDanny Mann17,637 ftVernon Dobtcheff17,630 ftBarry Dennen17,627 ft