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Spotlight

2015 · directed by Tom McCarthy · 129 min
25,318 feet · Prominence
395th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Spotlight’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Ryen Russillo

How this film scores

Draw57

$99m worldwide in 2015 — $137m in today's money.

As released$99mIn 2026 money$137mRank2,189 of 8,589In 201559 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.

Praise97

Critics 95, awards 80. Half each, so Praise lands at 97.

Critics95 → 48Awards80 → 40

Oscars2 won Picture, Original Screenplay4 nominated Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Film Editing
BAFTAs1 nominated Film
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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Respected Best Picture, modest footprint.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb8.1 from 529kWikipedia57k views a monthAge11 years

Scored beside it · 536 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 97 legacy 58averages 71, which places it at25,318 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber.