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Collateral

2004 · directed by Michael Mann · 120 min
25,278 feet · Prominence
407th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Collateral’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

How this film scores

Draw67

$220m worldwide in 2004 — $385m in today's money.

As released$220mIn 2026 money$385mRank840 of 8,589In 200418 of 209

How Draw works

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

Praise83

Critics 78, awards 46. Half each, so Praise lands at 83.

Critics78 → 39Awards46 → 23

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actor, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting Actor
BAFTAs1 won Cinematography5 nominated Direction, Actor, Original Screenplay, Sound, 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.

Legacy60

Judged directly: Stylish Mann thriller, modest footprint.

Verdict60 of 100IMDb7.5 from 465kWikipedia47k views a monthAge22 years

Scored beside it · 485 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 67 praise 83 legacy 60averages 70, which places it at25,278 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

Jamie Foxx

In these careers — elevation for this film

Jamie Foxx23,102 ftTom Cruise23,059 ft