A Man for All Seasons

1966 · directed by Fred Zinnemann · 120 min

24,826 feet · Prominence

542nd of 15,261 films scored

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How this film scores

Draw64

$28m worldwide in 1966 — $289m in today's money.

As released$28mIn 2026 money$289mRank1,155 of 8,589In 19665 of 29

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Critics 81, awards 99. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics81 → 40Awards99 → 49

Oscars5 won Picture, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Color2 nominated Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress

Golden Globes2 won Director, Actor

BAFTAs4 won Film, British Film, Actor, British Screenplay

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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Best Picture, largely forgotten.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.7 from 40kWikipedia21k views a monthAge60 years

Scored beside it · 791 of 3,430 films judged

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50Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

50Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

50The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

50A Man for All Seasons (1966)

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 64 praise 90 legacy 50averages 68, which places it at24,826 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: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw.