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Nightcrawler

2014 · directed by Dan Gilroy · 118 min
23,597 feet · Prominence
1,081st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw51

Lifetime worldwide gross $47m, re-releases included; about $66m in 2026 money.

Rank3,685 of 11,051In 2014105 of 348

How Draw works

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

Praise88

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics86 baseAwards40 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 nominated Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 nominated Lead acting
BAFTAs4 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay, 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: Gyllenhaal transformation, growing cult.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.8 from 662kWikipedia48k views a monthAge12 years

Scored beside it · 1,363 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 51 praise 88 legacy 45averages 61, placing it at23,597 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

Jake Gyllenhaal19,983 ftRene Russo18,895 ftRiz Ahmed18,397 ftBill Paxton17,952 ft