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Hell or High Water

2016 · directed by David Mackenzie · 102 min
23,503 feet · Prominence
1,012nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

$38m worldwide in 2016 — $52m in today's money.

As released$38mIn 2026 money$52mRank3,735 of 8,589In 2016105 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.

Praise94

Critics 93, awards 43. Half each, so Praise lands at 94.

Critics93 → 46Awards43 → 22

Oscars4 nominated Picture, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Film Editing
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.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Respected modern western, culturally quiet.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb7.6 from 275kWikipedia61k views a monthAge10 years

Scored beside it · 1,343 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 49 praise 94 legacy 38averages 60, which places it at23,503 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

Jeff Bridges22,039 ft