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The Wrestler

2008 · directed by Darren Aronofsky · 109 min
23,580 feet · Prominence
1,089th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw51

Lifetime worldwide gross $45m, re-releases included; about $69m in 2026 money.

Rank3,623 of 11,051In 2008103 of 300

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics90 baseAwards68 signal → +4 lift

Oscars2 nominated Actor, Supporting Actress
Golden Globes2 won Actor, Craft and other1 nominated Supporting Actress
BAFTAs1 won Actor1 nominated Actress
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: Rourke's comeback, respected and quiet.

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

Scored beside it · 1,561 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 51 praise 93 legacy 42averages 62, placing it at23,580 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

▲ Mickey Rourke▲ Marisa Tomei

In these careers — elevation for this film

Mickey Rourke19,968 ftMarisa Tomei19,346 ftEvan Rachel Wood18,509 ft