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Mulholland Drive

2001 · directed by David Lynch · 147 min
25,114 feet · Prominence
459th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

$20m worldwide in 2001 — $38m in today's money.

As released$20mIn 2026 money$38mRank4,253 of 8,589In 2001102 of 189

How Draw works

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

Praise87

Critics 85, awards 21. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.

Critics85 → 43Awards21 → 11

Oscars1 nominated Director
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.

Legacy70

Judged directly: Canonical modern masterpiece, critics' polls topper.

Verdict70 of 100IMDb7.9 from 415kWikipedia123k views a monthAge25 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 293 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 47 praise 87 legacy 70averages 68, which places it at25,114 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller.