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2014 · directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu · 120 min
25,038 feet · Prominence
480th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw58

$103m worldwide in 2014 — $144m in today's money.

As released$103mIn 2026 money$144mRank2,116 of 8,589In 201462 of 253

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

Critics 89, awards 90. Half each, so Praise lands at 94.

Critics89 → 45Awards90 → 45

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

Legacy55

Judged directly: Best Picture, quiet cultural presence.

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

Scored beside it · 626 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 58 praise 94 legacy 55averages 69, which places it at25,038 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

Emma Stone21,862 ftEdward Norton21,853 ft