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Vanilla Sky

2001 · directed by Cameron Crowe · 136 min
21,604 feet · Prominence
1,841st of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

$203m worldwide in 2001 — $379m in today's money.

As released$203mIn 2026 money$379mRank854 of 8,589In 200120 of 189

How Draw works

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

Praise45

Critics 43, awards 7. Half each, so Praise lands at 45.

Critics43 → 22Awards7 → 3

Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting 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.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Divisive Cruise puzzle, cult curiosity.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb6.9 from 307kWikipedia97k views a monthAge25 years

Scored beside it · 1,563 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 45 legacy 35averages 49, which places it at21,604 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

Tom Cruise23,026 ftKurt Russell21,712 ft