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The Wrestler

2008 · directed by Darren Aronofsky · 109 min
23,813 feet · Prominence
879th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw51

$45m worldwide in 2008 — $69m in today's money.

As released$45mIn 2026 money$69mRank3,273 of 8,589In 200887 of 224

How Draw works

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

Praise93

Critics 90, awards 65. Half each, so Praise lands at 93.

Critics90 → 45Awards65 → 33

Oscars2 nominated Actor, Supporting Actress
Golden Globes1 won Actor1 nominated Supporting Actress
BAFTAs1 won Actor1 nominated Actress
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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Rourke's comeback, respected and quiet.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.9 from 330kWikipedia32k views a monthAge18 years

Scored beside it · 1,131 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 51 praise 93 legacy 42averages 62, which places it at23,813 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis.