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Behind the Candelabra

2013 · directed by Steven Soderbergh · 118 min
23,038 feet · Prominence
1,389th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw43

Lifetime worldwide gross $16m, re-releases included; about $22m in 2026 money.

Rank5,805 of 11,051In 2013156 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.

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics94 baseAwards14 signal → +0 lift

BAFTAs3 nominated Supporting acting, Screenplay, 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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so there is little headroom for awards to claim. The score is the critics' verdict, nearly untouched.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Soderbergh TV film, well liked, faded.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb7 from 47kWikipedia9k views a monthAge13 years

Scored beside it · 1,882 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 43 praise 94 legacy 38averages 58, placing it at23,038 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

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