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American Hustle

2013 · directed by David O. Russell · 138 min
24,698 feet · Prominence
588th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

Lifetime worldwide gross $251m, re-releases included; about $356m in 2026 money.

Rank934 of 11,051In 201331 of 320

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics91 baseAwards97 signal → +4 lift

Oscars10 nominated Picture, Director, Actress, Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing
Golden Globes3 won Motion Picture, Actress, Supporting Actress3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Actress, Screenplay4 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, Supporting acting
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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: Acclaimed but faded from culture.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.2 from 515kWikipedia42k views a monthAge13 years

Scored beside it · 1,128 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 67 praise 95 legacy 48averages 70, placing it at24,698 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

Amy Adams20,348 ftChristian Bale20,348 ftBradley Cooper20,217 ftJennifer Lawrence19,867 ftJeremy Renner18,693 ftLouis C.K.17,952 ftJack Huston17,911 ftMichael Peña17,886 ftRobert De Niro17,655 ftAlessandro Nivola17,654 ftSaïd Taghmaoui17,648 ftShea Whigham17,645 ft