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Mulholland Drive

2001 · directed by David Lynch · 147 min
25,448 feet · Prominence
362nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

Lifetime worldwide gross $20m, re-releases included; about $38m in 2026 money.

Rank4,809 of 11,051In 2001111 of 229

How Draw works

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

Praise88

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics85 baseAwards44 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 nominated Director
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Craft and other1 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.

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 · 310 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 47 praise 88 legacy 70averages 68, placing it at25,448 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

▲ Laura Harring▲ Ann Miller

In these careers — elevation for this film

Naomi Watts20,124 ftLaura Harring18,726 ftJustin Theroux18,392 ftDan Hedaya17,908 ftAnn Miller17,790 ftLee Grant17,644 ftJeanne Bates17,625 ft