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Diary of a Mad Housewife

1970 · directed by Frank Perry · 95 min
21,907 feet · Prominence
1,735th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

$6m worldwide in 1970 — $52m in today's money.

As released$6mIn 2026 money$52mRank3,731 of 8,589In 197019 of 38

How Draw works

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

Praise86

Critics 82, awards 40. Half each, so Praise lands at 86.

Critics82 → 41Awards40 → 20

Oscars1 nominated Actress
Golden Globes1 won Actress
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.

Legacy22

Judged directly: Feminist-era drama, faded.

Verdict22 of 100IMDb7 from 2kWikipedia3k views a monthAge56 years

Scored beside it · 2,488 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 49 praise 86 legacy 22averages 52, which places it at21,907 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: Carrie Snodgress, Richard Benjamin, Frank Langella, Lorraine Cullen.