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The Graduate

1967 · directed by Mike Nichols · 107 min
27,604 feet · Prominence
38th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 38th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw79

Lifetime worldwide gross $105m, re-releases included; about $1.04bn in 2026 money.

Rank176 of 11,051In 19673 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.

Praise92

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics85 baseAwards99 signal → +7 lift

Oscars1 won Director6 nominated Picture, Actress, Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography
Golden Globes5 won Motion Picture, Director, Actress, Lead acting, Screenplay2 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs4 won Film, Direction, Screenplay, Craft and other1 nominated Actress
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.

Legacy85

Judged directly: Mrs. Robinson, generational touchstone.

Verdict85 of 100IMDb8 from 301kWikipedia57k views a monthAge59 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion CollectionAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 59 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 79 praise 92 legacy 85averages 85, placing it at27,604 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

▲ William Daniels

In these careers — elevation for this film

Anne Bancroft20,928 ftDustin Hoffman20,928 ftKatharine Ross19,919 ftMurray Hamilton18,117 ftWilliam Daniels17,947 ftRichard Dreyfuss17,680 ftElaine May17,656 ft