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2004 · directed by Mike Leigh · 125 min
22,518 feet · Prominence
1,506th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw43

$13m worldwide in 2004 — $23m in today's money.

As released$13mIn 2026 money$23mRank4,960 of 8,589In 2004128 of 209

How Draw works

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

Praise92

Critics 88, awards 72. Half each, so Praise lands at 92.

Critics88 → 44Awards72 → 36

Oscars3 nominated Director, Actress, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 nominated Actress
BAFTAs2 won Direction, Actress
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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Leigh drama, admired and quiet.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb7.6 from 28kWikipedia10k views a monthAge22 years

Scored beside it · 1,877 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 43 praise 92 legacy 30averages 55, which places it at22,518 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: Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Sally Hawkins, Daniel Mays.