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2014 · directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu · 120 min
24,898 feet · Prominence
523rd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw58

Lifetime worldwide gross $103m, re-releases included; about $144m in 2026 money.

Rank2,243 of 11,051In 201468 of 348

How Draw works

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

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics89 baseAwards90 signal → +5 lift

Oscars4 won Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Cinematography5 nominated Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Sound, Sound Editing
BAFTAs1 won Cinematography
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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Best Picture, quiet cultural presence.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.7 from 698kWikipedia52k views a monthAge12 years

Scored beside it · 753 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 58 praise 94 legacy 55averages 69, placing it at24,898 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

Michael Keaton20,248 ftEdward Norton19,140 ftEmma Stone18,922 ftZach Galifianakis18,480 ftNaomi Watts18,316 ftAndrea Riseborough18,088 ftLindsay Duncan18,050 ftAmy Ryan17,968 ft