Klute

1971 · directed by Alan J. Pakula · 114 min

23,859 feet · Prominence

855th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

$13m worldwide in 1971 — $102m in today's money.

As released$13mIn 2026 money$102mRank2,662 of 8,589In 197112 of 36

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Critics 87, awards 50. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics87 → 43Awards50 → 25

Oscars1 won Actress1 nominated Original Screenplay

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.

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 · 1,126 of 3,430 films judged

42The Color of Money (1986)

42Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

42'Round Midnight (1986)

42I Am Legend (2007)

42Munich (2005)

42Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

42Klute (1971)

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 90 legacy 42averages 62, which places it at23,859 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 Fonda22,631 ft Sylvester Stallone21,582 ft