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The Cincinnati Kid

1965 · directed by Norman Jewison · 102 min
22,698 feet · Prominence
1,669th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw59

Lifetime worldwide gross $15m, re-releases included; about $160m in 2026 money.

Rank2,060 of 11,051In 196513 of 33

How Draw works

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

Praise77

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics77 baseAwards7 signal → +1 lift

Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting acting
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.

Legacy38

Judged directly: McQueen poker classic, genre touchstone.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb7.2 from 19kWikipedia8k views a monthAge61 years

Scored beside it · 1,902 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 59 praise 77 legacy 38averages 58, placing it at22,698 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

Steve McQueen19,590 ftKarl Malden18,500 ftAnn-Margret18,412 ftTuesday Weld18,235 ftRip Torn18,135 ftJack Weston17,865 ftCab Calloway17,716 ftMichael Greene17,627 ft