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Thunderball

1965 · directed by Terence Young · 130 min
25,225 feet · Prominence
426th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw84

$141m worldwide in 1965 — $1.48bn in today's money.

As released$141mIn 2026 money$1.48bnRank67 of 8,589In 19652 of 29

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Critics 75, awards 12. Half each, so Praise lands at 76.

Critics75 → 37Awards12 → 6

Oscars1 won Visual Effects
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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: Huge Bond hit, less iconic than Goldfinger.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb6.9 from 137kWikipedia43k views a monthAge61 years

Scored beside it · 722 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 84 praise 76 legacy 52averages 71, which places it at25,225 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 Connery23,610 ft