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The Boy Friend

1971 · directed by Ken Russell · 138 min
22,588 feet · Prominence
1,840th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw43

Lifetime worldwide gross $3m, re-releases included; about $24m in 2026 money.

Rank5,607 of 11,051In 197128 of 40

How Draw works

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

Praise85

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics78 baseAwards60 signal → +7 lift

Oscars1 nominated Original Song Score
Golden Globes1 won Lead acting2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy39

Not judged yet, so Legacy falls back to footprint: how many still rate it, how highly, and for how long.

IMDb6.8 from 4kWikipedia4k views a monthAge55 years

How Legacy works

Canon list membership, reach (Wikipedia traffic above IMDb votes) and time served. Every signal behind it keeps updating, which is what separates Legacy from Praise.

draw 43 praise 85 legacy 39averages 56, placing it at22,588 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

Glenda Jackson17,640 ft