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An Education

2009 · directed by Lone Scherfig · 100 min
22,600 feet · Prominence
1,822nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

Lifetime worldwide gross $26m, re-releases included; about $40m in 2026 money.

Rank4,695 of 11,051In 2009132 of 312

How Draw works

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

Praise93

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics90 baseAwards75 signal → +4 lift

Oscars3 nominated Picture, Actress, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes1 nominated Lead acting
BAFTAs1 won Actress5 nominated British Film, Directing, Supporting acting, Adapted Screenplay, Makeup and Hair
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.

Legacy32

Judged directly: Mulligan's breakout, film quietly faded.

Verdict32 of 100IMDb7.2 from 141kWikipedia0k views a monthAge17 years

Scored beside it · 2,312 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 47 praise 93 legacy 32averages 57, placing it at22,600 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

Carey Mulligan19,771 ftPeter Sarsgaard19,153 ftAlfred Molina18,888 ftRosamund Pike18,373 ftOlivia Williams18,138 ftDominic Cooper18,046 ftSally Hawkins17,989 ftEmma Thompson17,651 ft