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Sherlock Holmes

2009 · directed by Guy Ritchie · 129 min
24,277 feet · Prominence
754th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw76

Lifetime worldwide gross $524m, re-releases included; about $806m in 2026 money.

Rank289 of 11,051In 20098 of 312

How Draw works

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

Praise69

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics63 baseAwards32 signal → +6 lift

Oscars2 nominated Production Design, Original Score
Golden Globes1 won Actor
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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Popular reboot, modest lasting mark.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.5 from 702kWikipedia39k views a monthAge17 years

Scored beside it · 795 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 76 praise 69 legacy 55averages 67, placing it at24,277 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

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