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The Illusionist

2006 · directed by Neil Burger · 110 min
21,858 feet · Prominence
1,755th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw58

$88m worldwide in 2006 — $144m in today's money.

As released$88mIn 2026 money$144mRank2,117 of 8,589In 200655 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.

Praise72

Critics 71, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 72.

Critics71 → 36Awards5 → 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.

Legacy25

Judged directly: Period magic drama, faded.

Verdict25 of 100IMDb7.5 from 403kWikipedia24k views a monthAge20 years

Scored beside it · 2,237 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 58 praise 72 legacy 25averages 52, which places it at21,858 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

Edward Norton22,077 ft