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Diamonds Are Forever

1971 · directed by Guy Hamilton · 120 min
22,759 feet · Prominence
1,558th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw78

Lifetime worldwide gross $116m, re-releases included; about $945m in 2026 money.

Rank218 of 11,051In 19711 of 40

How Draw works

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

Praise62

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics62 baseAwards5 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 nominated Sound
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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Connery's return, lesser Bond entry.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb6.5 from 121kWikipedia36k views a monthAge55 years

Scored beside it · 1,774 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 62 legacy 40averages 60, placing it at22,759 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

▲ Charles Gray▲ Jill St. John▲ Lana Wood

In these careers — elevation for this film

Sean Connery20,133 ftJill St. John18,186 ftCharles Gray18,082 ftLana Wood17,787 ft