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Whiplash

2014 · directed by Damien Chazelle · 107 min
25,262 feet · Prominence
424th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw51

Lifetime worldwide gross $50m, re-releases included; about $70m in 2026 money.

Rank3,577 of 11,051In 201499 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.

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics92 baseAwards79 signal → +3 lift

Oscars3 won Supporting Actor, Film Editing, Sound2 nominated Picture, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Supporting acting
BAFTAs2 won Actor, Craft and other2 nominated Directing, Screenplay
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.

Legacy62

Judged directly: Not quite my tempo, endlessly clipped.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb8.5 from 1.1mWikipedia103k views a monthAge12 years

Scored beside it · 476 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 95 legacy 62averages 69, placing it at25,262 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

▲ Miles Teller▲ J.K. Simmons

In these careers — elevation for this film

J.K. Simmons20,172 ftMiles Teller19,785 ftPaul Reiser17,950 ftMelissa Benoist17,929 ftHenry G. Sanders17,624 ft