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Nowhere Boy

2009 · directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson · 98 min
22,746 feet · Prominence
1,582nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw38

Lifetime worldwide gross $7m, re-releases included; about $10m in 2026 money.

Rank6,992 of 11,051In 2009193 of 312

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics74 baseAwards13 signal → +2 lift

BAFTAs2 nominated Actress, Supporting acting
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.

Legacy48

Not judged yet, so Legacy falls back to footprint: how many still rate it, how highly, and for how long.

IMDb7.1 from 41kWikipedia13k views a monthAge17 years

How Legacy works

Canon list membership, reach (Wikipedia traffic above IMDb votes) and time served. Every signal behind it keeps updating, which is what separates Legacy from Praise.

draw 38 praise 76 legacy 48averages 54, placing it at22,746 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

▲ Anne-Marie Duff

In these careers — elevation for this film

Aaron Taylor-Johnson19,319 ftKristin Scott Thomas19,260 ftAnne-Marie Duff18,627 ftDavid Morrissey17,945 ft