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2009 · directed by Pete Docter · 96 min
27,279 feet · Prominence
63rd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 63rd highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw80

Lifetime worldwide gross $735m, re-releases included; about $1.13bn in 2026 money.

Rank137 of 11,051In 20096 of 312

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics93 baseAwards70 signal → +2 lift

Oscars2 won Animated Feature, Original Score3 nominated Picture, Original Screenplay, Sound Editing
BAFTAs1 won Craft and other1 nominated Screenplay
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.

Legacy78

Judged directly: Opening montage is permanently referenced.

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

Scored beside it · 136 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 80 praise 95 legacy 78averages 84, placing it at27,279 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

▲ Ed Asner▲ Jordan Nagai▲ Bob Peterson

In these careers — elevation for this film

Ed Asner19,719 ftChristopher Plummer18,735 ftJordan Nagai18,531 ftBob Peterson18,097 ftDelroy Lindo18,011 ftDanny Mann17,639 ft