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Manhattan

1979 · directed by Woody Allen · 96 min
25,876 feet · Prominence
266th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw60

Lifetime worldwide gross $40m, re-releases included; about $183m in 2026 money.

Rank1,860 of 11,051In 197919 of 64

How Draw works

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

Praise93

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics88 baseAwards75 signal → +5 lift

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 nominated Best Picture
BAFTAs2 won Best Picture, Original Screenplay5 nominated Directing, Actress, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Craft and other
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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Registry classic, bridge shot permanently iconic.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb7.8 from 154kWikipedia15k views a monthAge47 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 340 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 60 praise 93 legacy 68averages 74, placing it at25,876 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

▲ Woody Allen▲ Michael Murphy

In these careers — elevation for this film

Woody Allen20,407 ftDiane Keaton20,089 ftMariel Hemingway19,478 ftMeryl Streep18,472 ftMichael Murphy18,350 ftKaren Allen17,659 ftWallace Shawn17,647 ftTobin Bell17,640 ftFrances Conroy17,639 ft