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Secrets & Lies

1996 · directed by Mike Leigh · 142 min
23,341 feet · Prominence
1,206th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw44

Lifetime worldwide gross $13m, re-releases included; about $28m in 2026 money.

Rank5,356 of 11,051In 1996111 of 191

How Draw works

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

Praise96

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics94 baseAwards87 signal → +3 lift

Oscars5 nominated Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Supporting acting
BAFTAs2 won Lead acting, Screenplay4 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, Supporting acting
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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Palme winner, quietly admired, rarely invoked.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb8 from 51kWikipedia10k views a monthAge30 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,742 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 44 praise 96 legacy 40averages 60, placing it at23,341 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

Brenda Blethyn19,813 ftMarianne Jean-Baptiste19,076 ftTimothy Spall18,848 ftPhyllis Logan17,948 ftLesley Manville17,823 ftPhil Davis17,636 ftAlison Steadman17,630 ft