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Bridge of Spies

2015 · directed by Steven Spielberg · 141 min
24,669 feet · Prominence
599th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw62

Lifetime worldwide gross $165m, re-releases included; about $230m in 2026 money.

Rank1,511 of 11,051In 201539 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 baseAwards77 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 won Supporting Actor5 nominated Picture, Original Screenplay, Production Design, Original Score, Sound
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting acting
BAFTAs1 won Actor4 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Screenplay, 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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: 80th pct; minor Spielberg, rarely invoked.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.6 from 343kWikipedia53k views a monthAge11 years

Scored beside it · 906 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 62 praise 91 legacy 52averages 68, placing it at24,669 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

Mark Rylance20,283 ftTom Hanks20,283 ftAlan Alda18,296 ftAmy Ryan18,048 ftJesse Plemons17,659 ftMerab Ninidze17,637 ft