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The Blind Side

2009 · directed by John Lee Hancock · 129 min
24,508 feet · Prominence
623rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw70

$309m worldwide in 2009 — $476m in today's money.

As released$309mIn 2026 money$476mRank653 of 8,589In 200922 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.

Praise71

Critics 60, awards 56. Half each, so Praise lands at 71.

Critics60 → 30Awards56 → 28

Oscars1 won Actress1 nominated Picture
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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Bullock Oscar, controversial but remembered.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.6 from 383kWikipedia58k views a monthAge17 years

Scored beside it · 651 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 70 praise 71 legacy 55averages 65, which places it at24,508 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

Sandra Bullock22,884 ft