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The Pursuit of Happyness

2006 · directed by Gabriele Muccino · 117 min
25,070 feet · Prominence
473rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw70

$307m worldwide in 2006 — $503m in today's money.

As released$307mIn 2026 money$503mRank599 of 8,589In 200613 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.

Praise69

Critics 66, awards 22. Half each, so Praise lands at 69.

Critics66 → 33Awards22 → 11

Oscars1 nominated Actor
Golden Globes1 nominated Original Song
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.

Legacy65

Judged directly: Inspirational Smith story, widely known.

Verdict65 of 100IMDb8 from 614kWikipedia0k views a monthAge20 years

Scored beside it · 372 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 70 praise 69 legacy 65averages 68, which places it at25,070 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

Will Smith22,927 ft