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Dunkirk

2017 · directed by Christopher Nolan · 107 min
26,237 feet · Prominence
203rd of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw75

Lifetime worldwide gross $549m, re-releases included; about $739m in 2026 money.

Rank333 of 11,051In 201718 of 325

How Draw works

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

Praise96

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics93 baseAwards79 signal → +3 lift

Oscars3 won Film Editing, Sound, Sound Editing5 nominated Picture, Director, Cinematography, Production Design, Original Score
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Screenplay
BAFTAs3 nominated Best Picture, Directing, 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.

Legacy65

Judged directly: MC94, 93rd pct; formal reputation, low quotation.

Verdict65 of 100IMDb7.8 from 801kWikipedia81k views a monthAge9 years

Scored beside it · 408 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 75 praise 96 legacy 65averages 79, placing it at26,237 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

Tom Hardy19,325 ftMark Rylance19,181 ftCillian Murphy18,861 ftKenneth Branagh18,851 ftFionn Whitehead18,687 ftBarry Keoghan18,359 ftMichael Caine17,671 ftJames D'Arcy17,648 ft