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Milk

2008 · directed by Gus Van Sant · 128 min
23,905 feet · Prominence
919th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw53

Lifetime worldwide gross $55m, re-releases included; about $84m in 2026 money.

Rank3,266 of 11,051In 200892 of 300

How Draw works

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

Praise93

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics88 baseAwards87 signal → +5 lift

Oscars2 won Actor, Original Screenplay6 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Score
Golden Globes1 nominated Lead acting
BAFTAs3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Original 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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Penn's Oscar, Harvey Milk carries it.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.5 from 184kWikipedia34k views a monthAge18 years

Scored beside it · 1,334 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 53 praise 93 legacy 45averages 64, placing it at23,905 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

Sean Penn20,040 ftJosh Brolin19,564 ftJames Franco18,754 ftEmile Hirsch18,609 ftDiego Luna18,242 ftVictor Garber17,821 ftDenis O'Hare17,790 ftDave Franco17,648 ft