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Oliver!

1968 · directed by Carol Reed · 153 min
25,561 feet · Prominence
334th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

Lifetime worldwide gross $37m, re-releases included; about $355m in 2026 money.

Rank942 of 11,051In 19687 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.

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics82 baseAwards97 signal → +9 lift

Oscars6 won Picture, Director, Production Design, Original Musical Score, Sound, Academy Honorary Award6 nominated Actor, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing
Golden Globes2 won Best Picture, Actor3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs4 nominated Best Picture, Directing, 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.

Legacy62

Judged directly: Oliver! reviewed.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.4 from 43kWikipedia22k views a monthAge58 years

Scored beside it · 464 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 67 praise 91 legacy 62averages 73, placing it at25,561 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

▲ Harry Secombe▲ Shani Wallis

In these careers — elevation for this film

Ron Moody20,481 ftOliver Reed19,372 ftShani Wallis18,293 ftHarry Secombe17,892 ft