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Spy

2015 · directed by Paul Feig · 120 min
22,530 feet · Prominence
1,938th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw66

Lifetime worldwide gross $236m, re-releases included; about $328m in 2026 money.

Rank1,033 of 11,051In 201529 of 306

How Draw works

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

Praise86

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics85 baseAwards21 signal → +2 lift

Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
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.

Legacy28

Judged directly: Well-liked McCarthy spy comedy.

Verdict28 of 100IMDb7 from 271kWikipedia28k views a monthAge11 years

Scored beside it · 2,670 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 66 praise 86 legacy 28averages 60, placing it at22,530 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

▲ Melissa McCarthy

In these careers — elevation for this film

Melissa McCarthy20,029 ftJason Statham19,203 ftRose Byrne18,808 ftJude Law18,460 ftAllison Janney18,241 ftBobby Cannavale17,996 ftMorena Baccarin17,648 ft