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Babel

2006 · directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu · 143 min
24,016 feet · Prominence
796th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw62

$135m worldwide in 2006 — $222m in today's money.

As released$135mIn 2026 money$222mRank1,501 of 8,589In 200638 of 215

How Draw works

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

Praise78

Critics 69, awards 60. Half each, so Praise lands at 78.

Critics69 → 34Awards60 → 30

Oscars1 won Original Score5 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, Film Editing
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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: Acclaimed but culturally faded.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.5 from 325kWikipedia37k views a monthAge20 years

Scored beside it · 882 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 62 praise 78 legacy 48averages 63, which places it at24,016 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

Brad Pitt22,070 ftCate Blanchett21,737 ft