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First Man

2018 · directed by Damien Chazelle · 141 min
24,041 feet · Prominence
859th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

Lifetime worldwide gross $106m, re-releases included; about $139m in 2026 money.

Rank2,310 of 11,051In 201856 of 303

How Draw works

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

Praise88

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics86 baseAwards39 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 won Visual Effects2 nominated Production Design, Sound
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting acting
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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: 50th pct; MC84 craft, no cultural residue.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.3 from 214kWikipedia36k views a monthAge8 years

Scored beside it · 1,150 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 57 praise 88 legacy 48averages 64, placing it at24,041 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

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