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Save the Tiger

1973 · directed by John G. Avildsen · 100 min
21,745 feet · Prominence
1,792nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw43

$3m worldwide in 1973 — $22m in today's money.

As released$3mIn 2026 money$22mRank5,028 of 8,589In 197328 of 43

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise91

Critics 88, awards 56. Half each, so Praise lands at 91.

Critics88 → 44Awards56 → 28

Oscars1 won Actor2 nominated Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay
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.

Legacy20

Judged directly: Lemmon Oscar, film forgotten.

Verdict20 of 100IMDb6.9 from 6kWikipedia5k views a monthAge53 years

Scored beside it · 2,652 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 43 praise 91 legacy 20averages 51, which places it at21,745 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, Norman Burton.