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An Unmarried Woman

1978 · directed by Paul Mazursky · 124 min
22,538 feet · Prominence
1,926th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw56

Lifetime worldwide gross $24m, re-releases included; about $121m in 2026 money.

Rank2,556 of 11,051In 197822 of 58

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics85 baseAwards66 signal → +5 lift

Oscars3 nominated Picture, Actress, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Landmark of its moment, now forgotten.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb7.2 from 6kWikipedia8k views a monthAge48 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 2,484 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 56 praise 90 legacy 30averages 59, placing it at22,538 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

Jill Clayburgh19,902 ftAlan Bates18,598 ftMichael Murphy18,215 ftCliff Gorman17,928 ftRaymond J. Barry17,634 ft