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Philomena

2013 · directed by Stephen Frears · 98 min
22,625 feet · Prominence
1,781st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw58

Lifetime worldwide gross $100m, re-releases included; about $142m in 2026 money.

Rank2,271 of 11,051In 201367 of 320

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards74 signal → +6 lift

Oscars4 nominated Picture, Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Screenplay2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Dench vehicle, culturally quiet.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb7.6 from 106kWikipedia13k views a monthAge13 years

Scored beside it · 2,477 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 58 praise 90 legacy 30averages 59, placing it at22,625 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

Judi Dench19,937 ftSteve Coogan19,646 ftWunmi Mosaku17,631 ft