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2013 · directed by Jean-Marc Vallée · 117 min
24,779 feet · Prominence
554th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

$56m worldwide in 2013 — $79m in today's money.

As released$56mIn 2026 money$79mRank3,063 of 8,589In 201393 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.

Praise90

Critics 85, awards 77. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics85 → 42Awards77 → 38

Oscars3 won Actor, Supporting Actor, Makeup and Hairstyling3 nominated Picture, Original Screenplay, Film 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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: McConaissance milestone, fading presence.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.9 from 546kWikipedia49k views a monthAge13 years

Scored beside it · 566 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 52 praise 90 legacy 58averages 67, which places it at24,779 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

Matthew McConaughey22,600 ft