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Spirited Away

2001 · directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 125 min
27,643 feet · Prominence
30th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 30th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw71

$275m worldwide in 2001 — $512m in today's money.

As released$275mIn 2026 money$512mRank577 of 8,589In 200115 of 189

How Draw works

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

Praise97

Critics 96, awards 41. Half each, so Praise lands at 97.

Critics96 → 48Awards41 → 21

Oscars1 won Animated Feature
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.

Legacy88

Judged directly: Ghibli's global masterpiece, No-Face permanently iconic.

Verdict88 of 100IMDb8.6 from 964kWikipedia92k views a monthAge25 years

On the listsSight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 34 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 71 praise 97 legacy 88averages 85, which places it at27,643 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: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naito.