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Batman Begins

2005 · directed by Christopher Nolan · 140 min
25,908 feet · Prominence
264th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw73

$374m worldwide in 2005 — $632m in today's money.

As released$374mIn 2026 money$632mRank426 of 8,589In 20059 of 209

How Draw works

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

Praise78

Critics 77, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 78.

Critics77 → 39Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Cinematography
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy70

Judged directly: Batman Begins reviewed.

Verdict70 of 100IMDb8.2 from 1.7mWikipedia91k views a monthAge21 years

Scored beside it · 280 of 3,430 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 73 praise 78 legacy 70averages 74, which places it at25,908 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

Christian Bale22,741 ftMorgan Freeman22,059 ftGary Oldman21,952 ftMichael Caine21,921 ft