The Graduate

1967 · directed by Mike Nichols · 107 min

27,617 feet · Prominence

35th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredThe 35th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw79

$105m worldwide in 1967 — $1.04bn in today's money.

As released$105mIn 2026 money$1.04bnRank171 of 8,589In 19673 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.

Praise92

Critics 85, awards 96. Half each, so Praise lands at 92.

Critics85 → 43Awards96 → 48

Oscars1 won Director6 nominated Picture, Actress, Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography

Golden Globes3 won Motion Picture, Director, Actress

BAFTAs2 won Film, Direction1 nominated 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.

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 · 57 of 3,430 films judged

86The Breakfast Club (1985)

85Finding Nemo (2003)

85Beauty and the Beast (1991)

85Superman (1978)

85Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

85Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

85The Graduate (1967)

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, which places it at27,617 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

Dustin Hoffman23,519 ft