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Hotel Rwanda

2004 · directed by Terry George · 122 min
25,236 feet · Prominence
423rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw51

$38m worldwide in 2004 — $66m in today's money.

As released$38mIn 2026 money$66mRank3,318 of 8,589In 200485 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 85, awards 39. Half each, so Praise lands at 88.

Critics85 → 43Awards39 → 19

Oscars3 nominated Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay
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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Powerful genocide drama, taught widely.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb8.1 from 389kWikipedia32k views a monthAge22 years

Scored beside it · 335 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 51 praise 88 legacy 68averages 69, which places it at25,236 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

Joaquin Phoenix21,721 ft