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Seconds

1966 · directed by John Frankenheimer · 107 min
22,095 feet · Prominence
1,671st of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw41

$2m worldwide in 1966 — $18m in today's money.

As released$2mIn 2026 money$18mRank5,305 of 8,589In 196621 of 29

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Critics 75, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 76.

Critics75 → 38Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Black-and-White
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.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Paranoid cult item, cinephile-only recognition.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb7.6 from 25kWikipedia13k views a monthAge60 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,410 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 41 praise 76 legacy 38averages 52, which places it at22,095 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: Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph, Will Geer.