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Spotlight

2015 · directed by Tom McCarthy · 129 min
25,399 feet · Prominence
377th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw57

Lifetime worldwide gross $99m, re-releases included; about $137m in 2026 money.

Rank2,333 of 11,051In 201562 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.

Praise97

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics95 baseAwards88 signal → +2 lift

Oscars2 won Picture, Original Screenplay4 nominated Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Film Editing
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Screenplay2 nominated Film, Supporting acting
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.

Legacy60

Judged directly: 85th pct, MC93; the journalism-procedural benchmark.

Verdict60 of 100IMDb8.1 from 529kWikipedia57k views a monthAge11 years

Scored beside it · 552 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 57 praise 97 legacy 60averages 71, placing it at25,399 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

▲ Mark Ruffalo

In these careers — elevation for this film

Mark Ruffalo19,845 ftRachel McAdams19,338 ftMichael Keaton19,214 ftLiev Schreiber18,623 ftStanley Tucci18,505 ftBilly Crudup17,658 ftRichard Jenkins17,653 ft