Barry Lyndon

1975 · directed by Stanley Kubrick · 188 min

25,974 feet · Prominence

251st of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw60

$32m worldwide in 1975 — $193m in today's money.

As released$32mIn 2026 money$193mRank1,701 of 8,589In 197512 of 41

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Critics 84, awards 77. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics84 → 42Awards77 → 39

Oscars4 won Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design, Original Song Score3 nominated Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay

BAFTAs2 won Direction, Cinematography

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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Kubrick, hugely influential cinematography.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb8.1 from 202kWikipedia66k views a monthAge51 years

On the listsCriterion CollectionSight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 238 of 3,430 films judged

72Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

72Lilo & Stitch (2002)

72Chariots of Fire (1981)

72Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

72The Green Mile (1999)

72The Muppet Movie (1979)

72Barry Lyndon (1975)

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 60 praise 90 legacy 72averages 74, which places it at25,974 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: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger.