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Hotel Rwanda

2004 · directed by Terry George · 122 min
25,455 feet · Prominence
360th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw51

Lifetime worldwide gross $38m, re-releases included; about $66m in 2026 money.

Rank3,677 of 11,051In 200497 of 256

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.

Critics85 baseAwards55 signal → +4 lift

Oscars3 nominated Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs1 nominated Screenplay
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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Powerful genocide drama, taught widely.

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

Scored beside it · 358 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 51 praise 89 legacy 68averages 69, placing it at25,455 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Don Cheadle

In these careers — elevation for this film

Don Cheadle20,089 ftSophie Okonedo19,187 ftNick Nolte18,832 ftFana Mokoena17,911 ftJoaquin Phoenix17,663 ftJean Reno17,658 ft