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1971 · directed by Mike Nichols · 98 min
23,713 feet · Prominence
922nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw62

$29m worldwide in 1971 — $233m in today's money.

As released$29mIn 2026 money$233mRank1,436 of 8,589In 19718 of 36

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

Critics 83, awards 27. Half each, so Praise lands at 85.

Critics83 → 42Awards27 → 13

Oscars1 nominated Supporting Actress
Golden Globes1 won Supporting 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.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Criterion Nichols, culturally faded.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb6.9 from 16kWikipedia11k views a monthAge55 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,337 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 62 praise 85 legacy 38averages 62, which places it at23,713 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

Jack Nicholson22,563 ft