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Starting Over

1979 · directed by Alan J. Pakula · 105 min
21,633 feet · Prominence
1,827th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw59

$36m worldwide in 1979 — $162m in today's money.

As released$36mIn 2026 money$162mRank1,931 of 8,589In 197923 of 61

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Critics 71, awards 35. Half each, so Praise lands at 76.

Critics71 → 36Awards35 → 18

Oscars2 nominated Actress, Supporting Actress
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting 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.

Legacy18

Judged directly: Seventies divorce comedy, forgotten.

Verdict18 of 100IMDb6.4 from 3kWikipedia5k views a monthAge47 years

Scored beside it · 2,856 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 59 praise 76 legacy 18averages 51, which places it at21,633 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

Burt Reynolds22,323 ft