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The Thomas Crown Affair

1968 · directed by Norman Jewison · 102 min
23,298 feet · Prominence
1,123rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

$14m worldwide in 1968 — $133m in today's money.

As released$14mIn 2026 money$133mRank2,231 of 8,589In 196813 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.

Praise69

Critics 68, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 69.

Critics68 → 34Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated no Musical
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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: McQueen cool, chess scene, theme song.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb6.9 from 30kWikipedia21k views a monthAge58 years

Scored beside it · 908 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 57 praise 69 legacy 48averages 58, which places it at23,298 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 McQueen22,253 ftFaye Dunaway21,962 ft