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2004 · directed by Taylor Hackford · 152 min
24,447 feet · Prominence
682nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw62

Lifetime worldwide gross $125m, re-releases included; about $218m in 2026 money.

Rank1,595 of 11,051In 200443 of 256

How Draw works

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

Praise87

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics77 baseAwards87 signal → +10 lift

Oscars2 won Actor, Sound4 nominated Picture, Director, Costume Design, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 won Actor1 nominated Best Picture
BAFTAs1 won Actor2 nominated Screenplay, Original Music
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: Won its star an Oscar, film itself modest.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.7 from 160kWikipedia25k views a monthAge22 years

Scored beside it · 918 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 62 praise 87 legacy 52averages 67, placing it at24,447 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

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