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Arrival

2016 · directed by Denis Villeneuve · 116 min
26,214 feet · Prominence
210th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 210th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw64

$203m worldwide in 2016 — $280m in today's money.

As released$203mIn 2026 money$280mRank1,194 of 8,589In 201641 of 252

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

Critics 88, awards 61. Half each, so Praise lands at 91.

Critics88 → 44Awards61 → 30

Oscars1 won Sound Editing7 nominated Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Film Editing, Sound
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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Cerebral sci-fi, growing appreciation.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.9 from 852kWikipedia102k views a monthAge10 years

Scored beside it · 233 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 64 praise 91 legacy 72averages 76, which places it at26,214 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

Amy Adams22,413 ft