Z

1969 · directed by Costa-Gavras · 122 min

22,713 feet · Prominence

1,412nd of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw25

$0m worldwide in 1969 — $1m in today's money.

As released$0mIn 2026 money$1mRank7,635 of 8,589In 196920 of 21

How Draw works

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

Praise94

Critics 90, awards 73. Half each, so Praise lands at 94.

Critics90 → 45Awards73 → 36

Oscars2 won International Feature Film, Film Editing3 nominated Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay

BAFTAs1 won Original Music2 nominated Film, Screenplay

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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Political-thriller landmark, Oscar winner.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb8.1 from 33kWikipedia16k views a monthAge57 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 1,057 of 3,430 films judged

45Sunshine (2007)

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45Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

45The Holiday (2006)

45Z (1969)

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 25 praise 94 legacy 45averages 55, which places it at22,713 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: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin.