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Finding Nemo

2003 · directed by Andrew Stanton · 100 min
27,913 feet · Prominence
22nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 22nd highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw85

Lifetime worldwide gross $940m, re-releases included; about $1.69bn in 2026 money.

Rank39 of 11,051In 20032 of 227

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.

Critics95 baseAwards59 signal → +2 lift

Oscars1 won Animated Feature2 nominated Original Screenplay, Original Score
Golden Globes1 nominated Best Picture
BAFTAs1 nominated Screenplay
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.

Legacy85

Judged directly: Beloved Pixar, cultural staple.

Verdict85 of 100IMDb8.2 from 1.2mWikipedia61k views a monthAge23 years

Scored beside it · 57 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 85 praise 96 legacy 85averages 89, placing it at27,913 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

▲ Albert Brooks▲ Ellen DeGeneres

In these careers — elevation for this film

Albert Brooks20,287 ftEllen DeGeneres19,090 ftWillem Dafoe18,670 ftGeoffrey Rush18,436 ftAlexander Gould18,070 ftBrad Garrett17,974 ftAllison Janney17,965 ftBob Peterson17,849 ftEric Bana17,679 ftElizabeth Perkins17,669 ftDaryl Sabara17,666 ftDanny Mann17,641 ftBill Hunter17,640 ftBruce Spence17,638 ft