Romeo and Juliet

1968 · directed by Franco Zeffirelli · 138 min

25,325 feet · Prominence

392nd of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

$39m worldwide in 1968 — $369m in today's money.

As released$39mIn 2026 money$369mRank877 of 8,589In 19686 of 35

How Draw works

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

Praise87

Critics 82, awards 57. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.

Critics82 → 41Awards57 → 29

Oscars2 won Cinematography, Costume Design2 nominated Picture, Director

Golden Globes1 nominated Original Score

BAFTAs1 won Costume Design1 nominated Original Music

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: 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 · 534 of 3,430 films judged

58War of the Worlds (2005)

58Baby Driver (2017)

58An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

58Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

58Spotlight (2015)

58Les Misérables (2012)

58Romeo and Juliet (1968)

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 87 legacy 58averages 71, which places it at25,325 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery, Michael York.