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Suicide Squad

2016 · directed by David Ayer · 122 min
22,502 feet · Prominence
1,989th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw79

Lifetime worldwide gross $749m, re-releases included; about $1.03bn in 2026 money.

Rank181 of 11,051In 201610 of 335

How Draw works

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

Praise37

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics33 baseAwards12 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 won Makeup and Hairstyling
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: MC40; mainstreamed Harley Quinn, Leto discourse.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb5.9 from 759kWikipedia59k views a monthAge10 years

Scored beside it · 996 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 79 praise 37 legacy 52averages 56, placing it at22,502 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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