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The Rose

1979 · directed by Mark Rydell · 125 min
22,529 feet · Prominence
1,500th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

$29m worldwide in 1979 — $133m in today's money.

As released$29mIn 2026 money$133mRank2,237 of 8,589In 197928 of 61

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Critics 70, awards 37. Half each, so Praise lands at 76.

Critics70 → 35Awards37 → 19

Oscars4 nominated Actress, Supporting Actor, Film Editing, Sound
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy32

Judged directly: Midler's debut, film faded.

Verdict32 of 100IMDb6.9 from 10kWikipedia9k views a monthAge47 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,716 of 3,430 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 57 praise 76 legacy 32averages 55, which places it at22,529 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton.