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The Spy Who Loved Me

1977 · directed by Lewis Gilbert · 125 min
25,333 feet · Prominence
389th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw79

$185m worldwide in 1977 — $1.01bn in today's money.

As released$185mIn 2026 money$1.01bnRank180 of 8,589In 19774 of 42

How Draw works

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

Praise70

Critics 69, awards 10. Half each, so Praise lands at 70.

Critics69 → 34Awards10 → 5

Oscars2 nominated Production Design, Original Score
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.

Legacy62

Judged directly: Best Moore Bond, ski jump, Jaws.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7 from 123kWikipedia41k views a monthAge49 years

Scored beside it · 423 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 79 praise 70 legacy 62averages 70, which places it at25,333 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: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jürgens, Richard Kiel.