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Romeo and Juliet

1968 · directed by Franco Zeffirelli · 138 min
25,205 feet · Prominence
436th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

Lifetime worldwide gross $39m, re-releases included; about $369m in 2026 money.

Rank907 of 11,051In 19686 of 45

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics82 baseAwards85 signal → +8 lift

Oscars2 won Cinematography, Costume Design2 nominated Picture, Director
Golden Globes1 won Lead acting3 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay, Original Score
BAFTAs1 won Costume Design4 nominated Directing, Supporting acting, Original Music, Craft and other
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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Classroom Shakespeare standard, Rota theme endures.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.6 from 36kWikipedia18k views a monthAge58 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 614 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 67 praise 90 legacy 58averages 72, placing it at25,205 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

▲ Olivia Hussey▲ Leonard Whiting▲ John McEnery

In these careers — elevation for this film

Olivia Hussey19,426 ftLeonard Whiting19,010 ftMichael York18,528 ftJohn McEnery18,230 ftRobert Stephens17,850 ft