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American Hustle

2013 · directed by David O. Russell · 138 min
25,076 feet · Prominence
470th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

$251m worldwide in 2013 — $356m in today's money.

As released$251mIn 2026 money$356mRank904 of 8,589In 201331 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.

Praise95

Critics 91, awards 91. Half each, so Praise lands at 95.

Critics91 → 46Awards91 → 46

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 Actress
BAFTAs1 won Actress
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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: Acclaimed but faded from culture.

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

Scored beside it · 851 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 95 legacy 48averages 70, which places it at25,076 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

Amy Adams

In these careers — elevation for this film

Christian Bale22,819 ftBradley Cooper22,778 ftAmy Adams22,572 ftJennifer Lawrence22,316 ftRobert De Niro21,641 ft