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Prisoners

2013 · directed by Denis Villeneuve · 153 min
22,879 feet · Prominence
1,315th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw59

$122m worldwide in 2013 — $173m in today's money.

As released$122mIn 2026 money$173mRank1,844 of 8,589In 201360 of 251

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Critics 76, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 76.

Critics76 → 38Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Cinematography
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.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Admired thriller, limited cultural presence.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb8.2 from 922kWikipedia146k views a monthAge13 years

Scored beside it · 1,505 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 59 praise 76 legacy 35averages 57, which places it at22,879 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

Hugh Jackman22,543 ftJake Gyllenhaal22,060 ft