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2015 · directed by David O. Russell · 124 min
21,518 feet · Prominence
1,867th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

$101m worldwide in 2015 — $141m in today's money.

As released$101mIn 2026 money$141mRank2,148 of 8,589In 201557 of 227

How Draw works

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

Praise67

Critics 59, awards 40. Half each, so Praise lands at 67.

Critics59 → 29Awards40 → 20

Oscars1 nominated Actress
Golden Globes1 won Actress
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.

Legacy25

Judged directly: Lawrence-Russell misfire, forgotten.

Verdict25 of 100IMDb6.6 from 150kWikipedia32k views a monthAge11 years

Scored beside it · 2,258 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 57 praise 67 legacy 25averages 50, which places it at21,518 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

Jennifer Lawrence22,547 ftRobert De Niro22,079 ftBradley Cooper21,894 ft