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A Star Is Born

1976 · directed by Frank Pierson · 140 min
22,731 feet · Prominence
1,398th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw70

$80m worldwide in 1976 — $464m in today's money.

As released$80mIn 2026 money$464mRank674 of 8,589In 19765 of 44

How Draw works

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

Praise53

Critics 48, awards 19. Half each, so Praise lands at 53.

Critics48 → 24Awards19 → 10

Oscars3 nominated Cinematography, Original Song Score, Sound
Golden Globes1 won Original Score
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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Streisand hit, Evergreen endures.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb6.1 from 14kWikipedia25k views a monthAge50 years

Scored beside it · 1,178 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 70 praise 53 legacy 42averages 55, which places it at22,731 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: Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey, Oliver Clark.