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The Thomas Crown Affair

1968 · directed by Norman Jewison · 102 min
23,157 feet · Prominence
1,310th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

Lifetime worldwide gross $14m, re-releases included; about $133m in 2026 money.

Rank2,386 of 11,051In 196814 of 45

How Draw works

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

Praise71

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics68 baseAwards17 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 nominated no Musical
Golden Globes1 nominated Lead acting
BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy48

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

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

Scored beside it · 1,213 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 57 praise 71 legacy 48averages 59, placing it at23,157 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

▲ Patrick Horgan

In these careers — elevation for this film

Steve McQueen19,935 ftFaye Dunaway19,891 ftJack Weston17,962 ftBiff McGuire17,811 ftPatrick Horgan17,688 ftYaphet Kotto17,645 ft