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2008 · directed by Andrew Stanton · 98 min
27,502 feet · Prominence
47th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 47th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw76

Lifetime worldwide gross $521m, re-releases included; about $799m in 2026 money.

Rank295 of 11,051In 20089 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.

Praise97

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics95 baseAwards76 signal → +2 lift

Oscars1 won Animated Feature4 nominated Original Screenplay, Original Score, Sound, Sound Editing
Golden Globes1 won Animated Feature Film1 nominated Craft and other
BAFTAs1 won Animated Film2 nominated Sound, Original Music
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.

Legacy82

Judged directly: Beloved, environmental icon, silent charm endures.

Verdict82 of 100IMDb8.4 from 1.3mWikipedia62k views a monthAge18 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 87 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 97 legacy 82averages 85, placing it at27,502 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

▲ Elissa Knight▲ Ben Burtt

In these careers — elevation for this film

Ben Burtt18,598 ftElissa Knight18,351 ftJeff Garlin17,987 ftFred Willard17,849 ftSigourney Weaver17,836 ftKathy Najimy17,804 ft