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The Queen

2006 · directed by Stephen Frears · 103 min
24,021 feet · Prominence
869th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw61

Lifetime worldwide gross $123m, re-releases included; about $202m in 2026 money.

Rank1,713 of 11,051In 200644 of 303

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics91 baseAwards95 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 won Actress5 nominated Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Costume Design, Original Score
Golden Globes2 won Actress, Screenplay2 nominated Motion Picture, Director
BAFTAs2 won Film, Actress7 nominated British Film, Direction, Actor, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Editing, Makeup and Hair
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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Mirren remembered, the film less so.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.3 from 119kWikipedia14k views a monthAge20 years

Scored beside it · 1,541 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 61 praise 95 legacy 42averages 66, placing it at24,021 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

▲ Helen Mirren

In these careers — elevation for this film

Helen Mirren20,166 ftMichael Sheen19,350 ftJames Cromwell18,350 ftHelen McCrory17,945 ftRoger Allam17,879 ft