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Fahrenheit 451

1966 · directed by François Truffaut · 113 min
23,013 feet · Prominence
1,396th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw42

Lifetime worldwide gross $2m, re-releases included; about $20m in 2026 money.

Rank5,953 of 11,051In 196623 of 34

How Draw works

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

Praise83

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics82 baseAwards11 signal → +1 lift

BAFTAs1 nominated Lead acting
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Truffaut Bradbury adaptation, novel carries recognition.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.2 from 47kWikipedia9k views a monthAge60 years

Scored beside it · 1,422 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 42 praise 83 legacy 45averages 57, placing it at23,013 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

▲ Oskar Werner

In these careers — elevation for this film

Julie Christie19,165 ftOskar Werner18,560 ftCyril Cusack18,170 ftFrançois Truffaut18,170 ft