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Grand Prix

1966 · directed by John Frankenheimer · 176 min
22,638 feet · Prominence
1,765th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw61

Lifetime worldwide gross $21m, re-releases included; about $212m in 2026 money.

Rank1,641 of 11,051In 19667 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.

Praise85

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics82 baseAwards31 signal → +3 lift

Oscars3 won Film Editing, Sound, Sound Editing
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.

Legacy32

Judged directly: Racing landmark for enthusiasts only.

Verdict32 of 100IMDb7.2 from 12kWikipedia11k views a monthAge60 years

Scored beside it · 2,309 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 61 praise 85 legacy 32averages 59, placing it at22,638 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

▲ Eva Marie Saint

In these careers — elevation for this film

James Garner19,085 ftYves Montand18,782 ftToshirō Mifune18,236 ftEva Marie Saint18,216 ftBrian Bedford18,132 ftAdolfo Celi17,632 ftGeneviève Page17,625 ft