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Lion

2016 · directed by Garth Davis · 118 min
24,324 feet · Prominence
728th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw60

Lifetime worldwide gross $140m, re-releases included; about $193m in 2026 money.

Rank1,785 of 11,051In 201659 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.

Praise86

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics76 baseAwards77 signal → +9 lift

Oscars6 nominated Picture, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Original Score
Golden Globes2 nominated Motion Picture, Supporting acting
BAFTAs2 won Actor, Screenplay2 nominated Supporting acting, Craft and other
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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: 72nd pct; the Google Earth story remembered.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb8 from 263kWikipedia55k views a monthAge10 years

Scored beside it · 924 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 60 praise 86 legacy 52averages 66, placing it at24,324 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

▲ Dev Patel

In these careers — elevation for this film

Dev Patel20,225 ftNicole Kidman19,496 ftRooney Mara18,538 ftDavid Wenham18,000 ft