Julia

1977 · directed by Fred Zinnemann · 117 min

23,002 feet · Prominence

1,402nd of 24,106 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

Lifetime worldwide gross $21m, re-releases included; about $113m in 2026 money.

Rank2,705 of 11,051In 197720 of 48

How Draw works

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

Praise82

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics66 baseAwards98 signal → +17 lift

Oscars3 won Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay7 nominated Picture, Director, Actress, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Score

Golden Globes2 won Actress, Supporting Actress5 nominated Motion Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting acting, Screenplay

BAFTAs4 won Film, Actress, Screenplay, Cinematography4 nominated Direction, Actor, Original Music, Editing

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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Faded almost completely.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb7.1 from 11kWikipedia12k views a monthAge49 years

Scored beside it · 1,753 of 4,039 films judged

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40Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

4045 Years (2015)

40Julia (1977)

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 55 praise 82 legacy 40averages 59, placing it at23,002 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

Jane Fonda19,982 ft Vanessa Redgrave19,896 ft Jason Robards18,949 ft Maximilian Schell18,092 ft Hal Holbrook17,824 ft Meryl Streep17,746 ft Lambert Wilson17,640 ft John Glover17,637 ft