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Up in the Air

2009 · directed by Jason Reitman · 110 min
24,195 feet · Prominence
785th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw63

Lifetime worldwide gross $167m, re-releases included; about $257m in 2026 money.

Rank1,345 of 11,051In 200935 of 312

How Draw works

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

Praise93

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics87 baseAwards89 signal → +6 lift

Oscars5 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes2 won Director, Screenplay2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs1 won Screenplay4 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Craft and other
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Acclaimed, culturally quiet now.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.4 from 358kWikipedia40k views a monthAge17 years

Scored beside it · 1,324 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 63 praise 93 legacy 45averages 67, placing it at24,195 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.

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