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1981 · directed by Warren Beatty · 195 min
24,774 feet · Prominence
569th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw58

Lifetime worldwide gross $40m, re-releases included; about $147m in 2026 money.

Rank2,202 of 11,051In 198117 of 90

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.

Critics83 baseAwards98 signal → +8 lift

Oscars3 won Director, Supporting Actress, Cinematography9 nominated Picture, Actress, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing, Sound
Golden Globes2 won Director, Screenplay5 nominated Best Picture, Actress, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Actor, Actress3 nominated Actress, 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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Respected monument, rarely revisited.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.3 from 26kWikipedia25k views a monthAge45 years

Scored beside it · 760 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 58 praise 91 legacy 55averages 68, placing it at24,774 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

▲ Maureen Stapleton▲ Jerzy Kosiński

In these careers — elevation for this film

Diane Keaton20,236 ftWarren Beatty20,236 ftJack Nicholson19,561 ftMaureen Stapleton18,828 ftEdward Herrmann18,140 ftJerzy Kosiński17,844 ftGene Hackman17,664 ftMiriam Margolyes17,641 ftJack Kehoe17,634 ftJosef Sommer17,633 ftWilliam Daniels17,629 ftRamon Bieri17,628 ft