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The Poseidon Adventure

1972 · directed by Ronald Neame · 117 min
25,508 feet · Prominence
349th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw74

$85m worldwide in 1972 — $668m in today's money.

As released$85mIn 2026 money$668mRank391 of 8,589In 19724 of 31

How Draw works

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

Praise84

Critics 76, awards 68. Half each, so Praise lands at 84.

Critics76 → 38Awards68 → 34

Oscars2 won Original Score, Special Achievement Academy Award7 nominated Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing, Original Dramatic Score, Sound
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actress
BAFTAs1 won Actor
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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Invented the disaster movie.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.1 from 53kWikipedia27k views a monthAge54 years

Scored beside it · 527 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 74 praise 84 legacy 58averages 72, which places it at25,508 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

Gene Hackman23,105 ft