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Ryan's Daughter

1970 · directed by David Lean · 206 min
21,528 feet · Prominence
1,864th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw63

$31m worldwide in 1970 — $262m in today's money.

As released$31mIn 2026 money$262mRank1,278 of 8,589In 19709 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.

Praise61

Critics 47, awards 52. Half each, so Praise lands at 61.

Critics47 → 24Awards52 → 26

Oscars2 won Supporting Actor, Cinematography2 nominated Actress, Sound
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.

Legacy25

Judged directly: Lean's misfire, entirely forgotten.

Verdict25 of 100IMDb7.4 from 12kWikipedia16k views a monthAge56 years

Scored beside it · 2,257 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 63 praise 61 legacy 25averages 50, which places it at21,528 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: Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, Christopher Jones, John Mills.