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Funny Girl

1968 · directed by William Wyler · 155 min
26,481 feet · Prominence
166th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 166th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw72

Lifetime worldwide gross $59m, re-releases included; about $557m in 2026 money.

Rank518 of 11,051In 19682 of 45

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics92 baseAwards85 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 won Actress6 nominated Picture, Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Musical Score, Sound
Golden Globes1 won Lead acting3 nominated Best Picture, Lead 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.

Legacy70

Judged directly: Funny Girl reviewed.

Verdict70 of 100IMDb7.4 from 27kWikipedia16k views a monthAge58 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
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 72 praise 95 legacy 70averages 79, placing it at26,481 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

▲ Kay Medford

In these careers — elevation for this film

Barbra Streisand20,672 ftOmar Sharif18,942 ftKay Medford18,082 ftAnne Francis17,817 ft