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A Patch of Blue

1965 · directed by Guy Green · 105 min
22,555 feet · Prominence
1,492nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

$7m worldwide in 1965 — $71m in today's money.

As released$7mIn 2026 money$71mRank3,210 of 8,589In 196518 of 29

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 81, awards 56. Half each, so Praise lands at 86.

Critics81 → 41Awards56 → 28

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress4 nominated Actress, Original Score, Black-and-White, Black and White
Golden Globes1 nominated Actor
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.

Legacy28

Judged directly: Oscar-winning drama, now invisible.

Verdict28 of 100IMDb8 from 10kWikipedia0k views a monthAge61 years

Scored beside it · 2,028 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 52 praise 86 legacy 28averages 55, which places it at22,555 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

Sidney Poitier22,019 ft