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Crash

2005 · directed by Paul Haggis · 112 min
24,183 feet · Prominence
789th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw59

Lifetime worldwide gross $98m, re-releases included; about $166m in 2026 money.

Rank1,993 of 11,051In 200552 of 266

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics70 baseAwards90 signal → +14 lift

Oscars3 won Picture, Original Screenplay, Film Editing2 nominated Director, Supporting Actor
Golden Globes2 nominated Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Actress, Screenplay4 nominated Film, Directing, Supporting acting, Craft and other
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy52

Judged directly: Controversial Oscar winner, faded reputation.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.7 from 460kWikipedia58k views a monthAge21 years

Scored beside it · 934 of 4,039 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 83 legacy 52averages 65, placing it at24,183 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

▲ Matt Dillon

In these careers — elevation for this film

Matt Dillon19,812 ftDon Cheadle19,162 ftThandiwe Newton19,042 ftTerrence Howard18,951 ftMichael Peña18,685 ftSandra Bullock18,560 ftBrendan Fraser18,549 ftRyan Phillippe17,658 ftLarenz Tate17,655 ftKeith David17,650 ftLudacris17,643 ftLoretta Devine17,642 ftNona Gaye17,625 ft