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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2007
23,781 feet · Prominence
898th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw45

$20m worldwide in 2007 — $31m in today's money.

As released$20mIn 2026 money$31mRank4,521 of 8,589In 2007126 of 245

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 93, awards 37. Half each, so Praise lands at 94.

Critics93 → 47Awards37 → 19

Oscars4 nominated Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Formally daring, widely admired memoir film.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb8 from 113kWikipedia8k views a monthAge19 years

Scored beside it · 990 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 45 praise 94 legacy 45averages 61, which places it at23,781 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.