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Manchester by the Sea

2016 · directed by Kenneth Lonergan · 138 min
25,371 feet · Prominence
386th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw55

Lifetime worldwide gross $79m, re-releases included; about $109m in 2026 money.

Rank2,774 of 11,051In 201687 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.

Praise98

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics96 baseAwards95 signal → +2 lift

Oscars2 won Actor, Original Screenplay4 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress
Golden Globes1 won Actor3 nominated Motion Picture, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Lead acting, Screenplay4 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Supporting acting, 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.

Legacy60

Judged directly: MC96, 93rd pct; performance benchmark for grief.

Verdict60 of 100IMDb7.8 from 352kWikipedia102k views a monthAge10 years

Scored beside it · 553 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 55 praise 98 legacy 60averages 71, placing it at25,371 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

▲ Casey Affleck

In these careers — elevation for this film

Casey Affleck20,250 ftLucas Hedges19,481 ftMichelle Williams19,185 ftKyle Chandler18,309 ftMatthew Broderick17,846 ftJosh Hamilton17,646 ftTate Donovan17,635 ftKara Hayward17,633 ftStephen McKinley Henderson17,633 ft