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Ex Machina

2015 · directed by Alex Garland · 108 min · R
25,338 feet · Prominence
399th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

Lifetime worldwide gross $37m, re-releases included; about $51m in 2026 money.

Rank4,201 of 11,051In 2015109 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.

Praise88

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics85 baseAwards38 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 won Visual Effects1 nominated Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting acting
BAFTAs3 nominated 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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: 91st pct; AI-discourse reference that keeps growing.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb7.7 from 634kWikipedia85k views a monthAge11 years

Scored beside it · 366 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 49 praise 88 legacy 68averages 68, placing it at25,338 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

▲ Alicia Vikander▲ Oscar Isaac▲ Domhnall Gleeson

In these careers — elevation for this film

Alicia Vikander20,144 ftOscar Isaac20,082 ftDomhnall Gleeson19,666 ftSonoya Mizuno18,114 ft