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A Star Is Born

1976 · directed by Frank Pierson · 140 min
22,860 feet · Prominence
1,488th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw70

Lifetime worldwide gross $80m, re-releases included; about $464m in 2026 money.

Rank691 of 11,051In 19764 of 48

How Draw works

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

Praise66

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics48 baseAwards71 signal → +18 lift

Oscars3 nominated Cinematography, Original Song Score, Sound
Golden Globes3 won Best Picture, Lead acting, Original Score1 nominated Lead acting
BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Streisand hit, Evergreen endures.

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

Scored beside it · 1,612 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 70 praise 66 legacy 42averages 59, placing it at22,860 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

▲ Kris Kristofferson▲ Oliver Clark

In these careers — elevation for this film

Barbra Streisand20,172 ftKris Kristofferson19,521 ftGary Busey18,160 ftOliver Clark17,746 ftRobert Englund17,649 ftSally Kirkland17,628 ft