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Nocturnal Animals

2016 · directed by Tom Ford · 116 min
23,413 feet · Prominence
1,174th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

Lifetime worldwide gross $29m, re-releases included; about $40m in 2026 money.

Rank4,682 of 11,051In 2016125 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.

Praise79

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics71 baseAwards58 signal → +9 lift

Oscars1 nominated Supporting Actor
Golden Globes1 won Supporting acting1 nominated Screenplay
BAFTAs5 nominated Directing, Lead acting, 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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: 63rd pct; the opening sequence still cited.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.4 from 332kWikipedia49k views a monthAge10 years

Scored beside it · 1,076 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 47 praise 79 legacy 50averages 59, placing it at23,413 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

▲ Michael Shannon

In these careers — elevation for this film

Amy Adams19,727 ftJake Gyllenhaal19,720 ftMichael Shannon19,547 ftAaron Taylor-Johnson18,843 ftIsla Fisher18,212 ftArmie Hammer18,045 ftMichael Sheen17,651 ftLaura Linney17,648 ftAndrea Riseborough17,644 ftJena Malone17,642 ftBrian Stivale17,619 ft