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The Constant Gardener

2005 · directed by Fernando Meirelles · 129 min
23,175 feet · Prominence
1,184th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

$82m worldwide in 2005 — $139m in today's money.

As released$82mIn 2026 money$139mRank2,163 of 8,589In 200564 of 209

How Draw works

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

Praise88

Critics 83, awards 60. Half each, so Praise lands at 88.

Critics83 → 41Awards60 → 30

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress3 nominated Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Original Score
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actress
BAFTAs1 won Editing1 nominated 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.

Legacy32

Judged directly: Admired thriller, culturally forgotten.

Verdict32 of 100IMDb7.3 from 153kWikipedia19k views a monthAge21 years

Scored beside it · 1,679 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 57 praise 88 legacy 32averages 59, which places it at23,175 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy.