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A Bridge Too Far

1977 · directed by Richard Attenborough · 175 min
23,307 feet · Prominence
1,114th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw64

$51m worldwide in 1977 — $276m in today's money.

As released$51mIn 2026 money$276mRank1,201 of 8,589In 197710 of 42

How Draw works

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

Praise66

Critics 62, awards 21. Half each, so Praise lands at 66.

Critics62 → 31Awards21 → 10

BAFTAs2 won Actor, Cinematography
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Star-packed war epic; the title endures.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.4 from 67kWikipedia39k views a monthAge49 years

Scored beside it · 1,029 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 64 praise 66 legacy 45averages 58, which places it at23,307 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

Sean Connery21,820 ftMichael Caine21,767 ftRobert Redford21,647 ftAnthony Hopkins21,587 ftGene Hackman21,578 ft