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1976 · directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 120 min
23,221 feet · Prominence
1,277th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

Lifetime worldwide gross $13m, re-releases included; about $77m in 2026 money.

Rank3,415 of 11,051In 197628 of 48

How Draw works

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

Praise85

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics85 baseAwards11 signal → +1 lift

Golden Globes1 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: Minor late Hitchcock, little cultural echo.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb6.8 from 26kWikipedia9k views a monthAge50 years

Scored beside it · 1,580 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 52 praise 85 legacy 42averages 60, placing it at23,221 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Barbara Harris▲ Ed Lauter

In these careers — elevation for this film

Barbara Harris19,593 ftBruce Dern19,389 ftKaren Black18,867 ftWilliam Devane18,712 ftEd Lauter18,047 ftKatherine Helmond17,880 ft