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Little Children

2006 · directed by Todd Field · 137 min
21,605 feet · Prominence
1,840th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw43

$15m worldwide in 2006 — $24m in today's money.

As released$15mIn 2026 money$24mRank4,892 of 8,589In 2006129 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.

Praise82

Critics 78, awards 39. Half each, so Praise lands at 82.

Critics78 → 39Awards39 → 19

Oscars3 nominated Actress, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay
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: Suburban drama, faded.

Verdict25 of 100IMDb7.5 from 121kWikipedia63k views a monthAge20 years

Scored beside it · 2,252 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 43 praise 82 legacy 25averages 50, which places it at21,605 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

Kate Winslet22,448 ft