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The Road

2009 · directed by John Hillcoat · 111 min
21,858 feet · Prominence
1,754th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

$28m worldwide in 2009 — $43m in today's money.

As released$28mIn 2026 money$43mRank4,066 of 8,589In 2009109 of 222

How Draw works

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

Praise69

Critics 69, awards 2. Half each, so Praise lands at 69.

Critics69 → 35Awards2 → 1

BAFTAs1 nominated Cinematography
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.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Bleak McCarthy adaptation, respected.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb7.2 from 268kWikipedia38k views a monthAge17 years

Scored beside it · 1,555 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 47 praise 69 legacy 35averages 50, which places it at21,858 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

Charlize Theron21,776 ftRobert Duvall21,655 ft