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Gone Girl

2014 · directed by David Fincher · 149 min
25,974 feet · Prominence
250th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw71

Lifetime worldwide gross $371m, re-releases included; about $517m in 2026 money.

Rank574 of 11,051In 201420 of 348

How Draw works

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

Praise87

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards47 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 nominated Actress
Golden Globes2 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 nominated Lead acting, 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: Twisty thriller, cool girl monologue.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb8.1 from 1.2mWikipedia113k views a monthAge12 years

Scored beside it · 338 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 71 praise 87 legacy 68averages 75, placing it at25,974 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

▲ Rosamund Pike▲ Lynn Adrianna

In these careers — elevation for this film

Rosamund Pike20,598 ftBen Affleck19,982 ftTyler Perry18,651 ftCarrie Coon18,562 ftNeil Patrick Harris18,250 ftLisa Banes17,748 ftDavid Clennon17,728 ftLynn Adrianna17,671 ftScoot McNairy17,654 ft