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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969 · directed by George Roy Hill · 111 min
27,406 feet · Prominence
54th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw78

Lifetime worldwide gross $102m, re-releases included; about $920m in 2026 money.

Rank234 of 11,051In 19691 of 25

How Draw works

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

Praise88

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics78 baseAwards95 signal → +11 lift

Oscars3 won Original Screenplay, Cinematography, no Musical3 nominated Picture, Director, Sound
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs6 won Film, Direction, Lead acting, Screenplay, Cinematography, Craft and other1 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.

Legacy85

Judged directly: Iconic buddy Western, endlessly referenced.

Verdict85 of 100IMDb8 from 238kWikipedia58k views a monthAge57 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 61 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 78 praise 88 legacy 85averages 84, placing it at27,406 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

▲ Paul Newman▲ Katharine Ross

In these careers — elevation for this film

Paul Newman20,889 ftRobert Redford20,192 ftKatharine Ross18,988 ftStrother Martin17,905 ftCloris Leachman17,796 ftSam Elliott17,665 ftKenneth Mars17,645 ft