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The Constant Gardener

2005 · directed by Fernando Meirelles · 129 min
22,741 feet · Prominence
1,596th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

Lifetime worldwide gross $82m, re-releases included; about $139m in 2026 money.

Rank2,303 of 11,051In 200567 of 266

How Draw works

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

Praise89

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics83 baseAwards79 signal → +7 lift

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress3 nominated Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Original Score
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actress2 nominated Best Picture, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Editing6 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Actress, Lead acting, Screenplay, Craft and other
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.

Legacy32

Judged directly: Admired thriller, culturally forgotten.

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

Scored beside it · 2,303 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 57 praise 89 legacy 32averages 59, placing it at22,741 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

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