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Klute

1971 · directed by Alan J. Pakula · 114 min
23,627 feet · Prominence
1,066th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

Lifetime worldwide gross $13m, re-releases included; about $102m in 2026 money.

Rank2,891 of 11,051In 197112 of 40

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics87 baseAwards72 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 won Actress1 nominated Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Lead acting2 nominated 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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Criterion, Fonda's Oscar, quietly respected.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.1 from 32kWikipedia17k views a monthAge55 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,558 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 55 praise 91 legacy 42averages 63, placing it at23,627 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 Fonda20,039 ftDonald Sutherland19,123 ftRoy Scheider18,256 ftCharles Cioffi18,185 ftSylvester Stallone17,657 ftRichard Jordan17,642 ft