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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011 · directed by David Yates · 130 min
27,469 feet · Prominence
51st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 51st highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw88

Lifetime worldwide gross $1.34bn, re-releases included; about $1.97bn in 2026 money.

Rank20 of 11,051In 20111 of 304

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics91 baseAwards19 signal → +1 lift

Oscars3 nominated Production Design, Visual Effects, Makeup and Hairstyling
BAFTAs1 won Special Visual Effects
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.

Legacy80

Judged directly: Franchise finale, generational phenomenon.

Verdict80 of 100IMDb8.1 from 1.0mWikipedia58k views a monthAge15 years

Scored beside it · 113 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 88 praise 91 legacy 80averages 86, placing it at27,469 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

▲ Daniel Radcliffe

In these careers — elevation for this film

Daniel Radcliffe20,091 ftAlan Rickman19,790 ftRalph Fiennes18,927 ftEmma Watson18,718 ftMichael Gambon18,516 ftRupert Grint18,411 ftHelena Bonham Carter18,289 ftDomhnall Gleeson17,678 ftJim Broadbent17,676 ftTimothy Spall17,676 ftRobbie Coltrane17,668 ftJason Isaacs17,666 ftCiarán Hinds17,665 ftDavid Thewlis17,665 ftEmma Thompson17,664 ftGary Oldman17,664 ftJohn Hurt17,663 ftMaggie Smith17,661 ftRalph Ineson17,657 ftKelly Macdonald17,655 ftMiriam Margolyes17,654 ftJulie Walters17,651 ftClémence Poésy17,650 ftGemma Jones17,647 ftHelen McCrory17,645 ft