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2006 · directed by Richard Eyre · 92 min
22,272 feet · Prominence
1,593rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw53

$50m worldwide in 2006 — $82m in today's money.

As released$50mIn 2026 money$82mRank3,010 of 8,589In 200683 of 215

How Draw works

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

Praise84

Critics 80, awards 42. Half each, so Praise lands at 84.

Critics80 → 40Awards42 → 21

Oscars4 nominated Actress, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
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.

Legacy25

Judged directly: Dench-Blanchett drama, faded.

Verdict25 of 100IMDb7.4 from 87kWikipedia18k views a monthAge20 years

Scored beside it · 2,207 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 53 praise 84 legacy 25averages 54, which places it at22,272 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

Cate Blanchett21,959 ftJudi Dench21,957 ft