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Nocturnal Animals

2016 · directed by Tom Ford · 116 min
21,266 feet · Prominence
1,923rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

$29m worldwide in 2016 — $40m in today's money.

As released$29mIn 2026 money$40mRank4,153 of 8,589In 2016109 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.

Praise72

Critics 71, awards 13. Half each, so Praise lands at 72.

Critics71 → 35Awards13 → 6

Oscars1 nominated Supporting Actor
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.

Legacy25

Judged directly: Stylish thriller, small following.

Verdict25 of 100IMDb7.4 from 332kWikipedia49k views a monthAge10 years

Scored beside it · 2,271 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 47 praise 72 legacy 25averages 48, which places it at21,266 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

Amy Adams22,110 ftJake Gyllenhaal22,009 ft