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Sicario

2015 · directed by Denis Villeneuve · 122 min
25,105 feet · Prominence
464th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw56

Lifetime worldwide gross $85m, re-releases included; about $118m in 2026 money.

Rank2,617 of 11,051In 201570 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.

Critics87 baseAwards24 signal → +2 lift

Oscars3 nominated Cinematography, Original Score, Sound Editing
BAFTAs2 nominated Supporting acting, 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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so there is little headroom for awards to claim. The score is the critics' verdict, nearly untouched.

Legacy62

Judged directly: 98th pct; the cartel-thriller benchmark, Deakins showcase.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.7 from 528kWikipedia130k views a monthAge11 years

Scored beside it · 484 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 56 praise 88 legacy 62averages 69, placing it at25,105 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.

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