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The Lobster

2015 · directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · 119 min · R
24,128 feet · Prominence
815th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw43

Lifetime worldwide gross $16m, re-releases included; about $22m in 2026 money.

Rank5,819 of 11,051In 2015139 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

Oscars1 nominated Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 nominated 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.

Legacy56

Judged directly: 82nd pct; premise widely cited, Lanthimos breakout.

Verdict56 of 100IMDb7.1 from 331kWikipedia55k views a monthAge11 years

Scored beside it · 728 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 43 praise 86 legacy 56averages 62, placing it at24,128 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

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