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Day for Night

1973 · directed by François Truffaut · 116 min
23,838 feet · Prominence
864th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw35

$1m worldwide in 1973 — $6m in today's money.

As released$1mIn 2026 money$6mRank6,328 of 8,589In 197339 of 43

How Draw works

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

Praise99

Critics 98, awards 76. Half each, so Praise lands at 99.

Critics98 → 49Awards76 → 38

Oscars1 won International Feature Film3 nominated Director, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Film, Direction
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Truffaut's film-about-film, enduring cinephile canon.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb8 from 26kWikipedia4k views a monthAge53 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 821 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 35 praise 99 legacy 50averages 61, which places it at23,838 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: Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, Dani, Alexandra Stewart.