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Tootsie

1982 · directed by Sydney Pollack · 116 min
26,769 feet · Prominence
127th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 127th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw73

Lifetime worldwide gross $177m, re-releases included; about $606m in 2026 money.

Rank466 of 11,051In 19822 of 98

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics90 baseAwards96 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress7 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing, Sound
Golden Globes3 won Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting2 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Lead acting, Makeup and Hair5 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
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.

Legacy74

Judged directly: Beloved comedy, still widely cited.

Verdict74 of 100IMDb7.4 from 121kWikipedia25k views a monthAge44 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion CollectionAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 208 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 73 praise 95 legacy 74averages 81, placing it at26,769 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

▲ Jessica Lange▲ Teri Garr

In these careers — elevation for this film

Dustin Hoffman20,728 ftJessica Lange20,626 ftSydney Pollack20,038 ftTeri Garr19,108 ftCharles Durning18,523 ftDabney Coleman18,487 ftBill Murray18,415 ftGeena Davis17,675 ftTobin Bell17,645 ft