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Selma

2014 · directed by Ava DuVernay · 128 min · PG-13
24,089 feet · Prominence
838th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

Lifetime worldwide gross $67m, re-releases included; about $93m in 2026 money.

Rank3,073 of 11,051In 201487 of 348

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics89 baseAwards42 signal → +2 lift

Oscars1 nominated Picture
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: King film and Glory, political touchstone.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.5 from 99kWikipedia18k views a monthAge12 years

Scored beside it · 1,147 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 54 praise 91 legacy 48averages 64, placing it at24,089 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

▲ David Oyelowo▲ Carmen Ejogo

In these careers — elevation for this film

David Oyelowo20,085 ftTom Wilkinson18,722 ftCarmen Ejogo18,515 ftTim Roth18,364 ftGiovanni Ribisi18,091 ftAndré Holland18,020 ftColman Domingo17,989 ftCommon17,922 ftAlessandro Nivola17,649 ftMartin Sheen17,649 ftTessa Thompson17,646 ftCuba Gooding Jr.17,645 ftLaKeith Stanfield17,645 ftOprah Winfrey17,645 ftStephan James17,645 ftJeremy Strong17,640 ftDylan Baker17,638 ftHenry G. Sanders17,623 ft