The Last Picture Show

1971 · directed by Peter Bogdanovich · 119 min

25,572 feet · Prominence

335th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw62

$29m worldwide in 1971 — $237m in today's money.

As released$29mIn 2026 money$237mRank1,415 of 8,589In 19717 of 36

How Draw works

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

Praise98

Critics 96, awards 92. Half each, so Praise lands at 98.

Critics96 → 48Awards92 → 46

Oscars2 won Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress4 nominated Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography

Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actor3 nominated Motion Picture, Director, Supporting Actress

BAFTAs3 won Actor, Actress, Screenplay2 nominated Film, Direction

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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Critically revered, limited popular footprint.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb8 from 56kWikipedia25k views a monthAge55 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion CollectionAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 522 of 3,430 films judged

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58The Last Picture Show (1971)

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 62 praise 98 legacy 58averages 73, which places it at25,572 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

Jeff Bridges22,169 ft