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Hell or High Water

2016 · directed by David Mackenzie · 102 min
24,736 feet · Prominence
576th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

Lifetime worldwide gross $38m, re-releases included; about $52m in 2026 money.

Rank4,185 of 11,051In 2016119 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.

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics93 baseAwards62 signal → +2 lift

Oscars4 nominated Picture, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Film Editing
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs3 nominated Supporting acting, Screenplay, 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.

Legacy56

Judged directly: MC88; the modern-Western benchmark of its decade.

Verdict56 of 100IMDb7.6 from 275kWikipedia61k views a monthAge10 years

Scored beside it · 721 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 49 praise 95 legacy 56averages 67, placing it at24,736 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

▲ Ben Foster

In these careers — elevation for this film

Jeff Bridges20,075 ftChris Pine19,648 ftBen Foster19,509 ftGil Birmingham18,192 ft