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Up in the Air

2009 · directed by Jason Reitman · 110 min
24,533 feet · Prominence
615th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw63

$167m worldwide in 2009 — $257m in today's money.

As released$167mIn 2026 money$257mRank1,297 of 8,589In 200933 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.

Praise92

Critics 87, awards 76. Half each, so Praise lands at 92.

Critics87 → 43Awards76 → 38

Oscars5 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes2 won Director, Screenplay
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Acclaimed, culturally quiet now.

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

Scored beside it · 949 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 63 praise 92 legacy 45averages 67, which places it at24,533 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

George Clooney22,638 ft