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Good Night, and Good Luck.

2005 · directed by George Clooney · 92 min
23,635 feet · Prominence
1,060th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

Lifetime worldwide gross $55m, re-releases included; about $92m in 2026 money.

Rank3,087 of 11,051In 200588 of 266

How Draw works

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

Praise92

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics87 baseAwards84 signal → +6 lift

Oscars6 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Actor, Screenplay
BAFTAs6 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Actor, Supporting acting, Screenplay, Editing
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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Murrow as journalism touchstone, film quiet.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.4 from 105kWikipedia20k views a monthAge21 years

Scored beside it · 1,557 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 54 praise 92 legacy 42averages 63, placing it at23,635 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

▲ David Strathairn

In these careers — elevation for this film

David Strathairn20,023 ftGeorge Clooney20,011 ftFrank Langella18,526 ftJeff Daniels18,462 ftRay Wise18,186 ftPatricia Clarkson18,169 ftRobert Downey Jr18,132 ftTate Donovan17,632 ft