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Rosemary's Baby

1968 · directed by Roman Polanski · 138 min
26,861 feet · Prominence
100th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 100th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw65

$33m worldwide in 1968 — $317m in today's money.

As released$33mIn 2026 money$317mRank1,051 of 8,589In 19688 of 35

How Draw works

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

Praise97

Critics 97, awards 47. Half each, so Praise lands at 97.

Critics97 → 48Awards47 → 24

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress1 nominated Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actress
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.

Legacy78

Judged directly: Horror canon, endlessly referenced and homaged.

Verdict78 of 100IMDb8 from 251kWikipedia65k views a monthAge58 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 143 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 65 praise 97 legacy 78averages 80, which places it at26,861 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: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer.