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Diamonds Are Forever

1971 · directed by Guy Hamilton · 120 min
23,502 feet · Prominence
1,013rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw78

$116m worldwide in 1971 — $945m in today's money.

As released$116mIn 2026 money$945mRank212 of 8,589In 19711 of 36

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

Critics 62, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 62.

Critics62 → 31Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Sound
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.

Legacy40

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

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

Scored beside it · 1,252 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 78 praise 62 legacy 40averages 60, which places it at23,502 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 Connery23,439 ft