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Young Frankenstein

1974 · directed by Mel Brooks · 106 min
27,015 feet · Prominence
91st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 91st highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw72

Lifetime worldwide gross $86m, re-releases included; about $577m in 2026 money.

Rank490 of 11,051In 19746 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.

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics89 baseAwards37 signal → +2 lift

Oscars2 nominated Adapted Screenplay, Sound
Golden Globes2 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting
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.

Legacy80

Judged directly: Beloved parody, endlessly quoted comedy classic.

Verdict80 of 100IMDb8 from 179kWikipedia32k views a monthAge52 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 121 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 72 praise 91 legacy 80averages 81, placing it at27,015 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

▲ Gene Wilder▲ Peter Boyle▲ Cloris Leachman▲ Kenneth Mars

In these careers — elevation for this film

Gene Wilder20,744 ftMarty Feldman19,325 ftPeter Boyle19,227 ftMadeline Kahn18,983 ftCloris Leachman18,796 ftTeri Garr18,748 ftMel Brooks18,496 ftKenneth Mars18,157 ftGene Hackman17,663 ft