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Live and Let Die

1973 · directed by Guy Hamilton · 121 min
24,013 feet · Prominence
801st of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw78

$126m worldwide in 1973 — $939m in today's money.

As released$126mIn 2026 money$939mRank218 of 8,589In 19734 of 43

How Draw works

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

Praise62

Critics 61, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 62.

Critics61 → 31Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Original Song
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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: The Wings theme outlives the film.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb6.7 from 123kWikipedia39k views a monthAge53 years

Scored beside it · 884 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 78 praise 62 legacy 48averages 63, which places it at24,013 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: Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour, Clifton James.