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A New Leaf

1971 · directed by Elaine May · 102 min
24,597 feet · Prominence
626th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

Lifetime worldwide gross $5m, re-releases included; about $41m in 2026 money.

Rank4,659 of 11,051In 197125 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.

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics94 baseAwards30 signal → +1 lift

Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead 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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so there is little headroom for awards to claim. The score is the critics' verdict, nearly untouched.

Legacy55

Judged directly: National Film Registry cult comedy.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.3 from 8kWikipedia6k views a monthAge55 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 768 of 4,039 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 47 praise 95 legacy 55averages 66, placing it at24,597 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Elaine May

In these careers — elevation for this film

Walter Matthau20,002 ftElaine May19,809 ftJack Weston17,992 ftGeorge Rose17,862 ftWilliam Hickey17,630 ft