Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966 · directed by Mike Nichols · 131 min

26,348 feet · Prominence

186th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredThe 186th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw66

$34m worldwide in 1966 — $344m in today's money.

As released$34mIn 2026 money$344mRank950 of 8,589In 19664 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 86, awards 95. Half each, so Praise lands at 92.

Critics86 → 43Awards95 → 48

Oscars4 won Actress, Supporting Actress, Black-and-White, Black and White8 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Original Score, Sound

BAFTAs2 won Film, 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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? reviewed.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb8 from 84kWikipedia18k views a monthAge60 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 229 of 3,430 films judged

72Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

72Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

72Midnight Cowboy (1969)

72Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

72Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

72Big (1988)

72Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

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 66 praise 92 legacy 72averages 77, which places it at26,348 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: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis.