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A Woman Under the Influence

1974 · directed by John Cassavetes · 155 min
24,252 feet · Prominence
763rd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw53

Lifetime worldwide gross $12m, re-releases included; about $82m in 2026 money.

Rank3,299 of 11,051In 197424 of 47

How Draw works

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

Praise92

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics88 baseAwards67 signal → +4 lift

Oscars2 nominated Director, Actress
Golden Globes1 won Actress3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Cassavetes landmark, Rowlands revered by cinephiles.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb8 from 31kWikipedia23k views a monthAge52 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion CollectionSight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,025 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 53 praise 92 legacy 50averages 65, placing it at24,252 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

▲ Fred Draper▲ Lady Rowlands

In these careers — elevation for this film

Gena Rowlands20,089 ftPeter Falk19,383 ftJohn Cassavetes18,807 ftFred Draper17,850 ftLady Rowlands17,777 ft