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The Martian

2015 · directed by Ridley Scott · 141 min
26,181 feet · Prominence
214th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw77

Lifetime worldwide gross $631m, re-releases included; about $879m in 2026 money.

Rank254 of 11,051In 201510 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.

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics86 baseAwards82 signal → +6 lift

Oscars7 nominated Picture, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Visual Effects, Sound, Sound Editing
Golden Globes2 won Best Picture, Lead acting1 nominated Screenplay
BAFTAs3 nominated Directing, Lead 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.

Legacy66

Judged directly: 98th pct, 1M votes; quoted science-optimism staple.

Verdict66 of 100IMDb8 from 999kWikipedia108k views a monthAge11 years

Scored beside it · 386 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 77 praise 91 legacy 66averages 78, placing it at26,181 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

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