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Syriana

2005 · directed by Stephen Gaghan · 128 min
22,761 feet · Prominence
1,378th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw59

$94m worldwide in 2005 — $159m in today's money.

As released$94mIn 2026 money$159mRank1,961 of 8,589In 200555 of 209

How Draw works

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

Praise81

Critics 75, awards 47. Half each, so Praise lands at 81.

Critics75 → 37Awards47 → 24

Oscars1 won Supporting Actor1 nominated Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actor
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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Dense political thriller, culturally forgotten.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb6.9 from 138kWikipedia25k views a monthAge21 years

Scored beside it · 1,855 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 59 praise 81 legacy 30averages 57, which places it at22,761 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 Clooney22,441 ftMatt Damon22,119 ft