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La Cage aux Folles

1978 · directed by Édouard Molinaro · 92 min
23,588 feet · Prominence
972nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

$20m worldwide in 1978 — $103m in today's money.

As released$20mIn 2026 money$103mRank2,642 of 8,589In 197826 of 59

How Draw works

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

Praise80

Critics 77, awards 34. Half each, so Praise lands at 80.

Critics77 → 38Awards34 → 17

Oscars3 nominated Director, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Spawned The Birdcage and a Broadway hit.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.2 from 13kWikipedia10k views a monthAge48 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,004 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 55 praise 80 legacy 45averages 60, which places it at23,588 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: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Rémi Laurent.