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Captain Phillips

2013 · directed by Paul Greengrass · 134 min
25,052 feet · Prominence
482nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw65

Lifetime worldwide gross $219m, re-releases included; about $310m in 2026 money.

Rank1,112 of 11,051In 201338 of 320

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 baseAwards82 signal → +5 lift

Oscars6 nominated Picture, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound, Sound Editing
Golden Globes4 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting Actor, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Actor5 nominated Film, Directing, Lead acting, Screenplay, 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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Tense thriller, look at me meme.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.8 from 517kWikipedia50k views a monthAge13 years

Scored beside it · 747 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 65 praise 93 legacy 55averages 71, placing it at25,052 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

▲ Barkhad Abdirahman▲ Faysal Ahmed

In these careers — elevation for this film

Tom Hanks20,380 ftBarkhad Abdi19,773 ftBarkhad Abdirahman18,101 ftFaysal Ahmed18,031 ftCatherine Keener17,651 ft