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2009 · directed by Pete Docter · 96 min
27,403 feet · Prominence
52nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 52nd highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw80

$735m worldwide in 2009 — $1.13bn in today's money.

As released$735mIn 2026 money$1.13bnRank133 of 8,589In 20096 of 222

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Critics 93, awards 66. Half each, so Praise lands at 95.

Critics93 → 47Awards66 → 33

Oscars2 won Animated Feature, Original Score3 nominated Picture, Original Screenplay, Sound Editing
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.

Legacy78

Judged directly: Opening montage is permanently referenced.

Verdict78 of 100IMDb8.3 from 1.2mWikipedia62k views a monthAge17 years

Scored beside it · 135 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 80 praise 95 legacy 78averages 84, which places it at27,403 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: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson.