Moonlight

2016 · directed by Barry Jenkins · 111 min

26,542 feet · Prominence

154th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredThe 154th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw53

$65m worldwide in 2016 — $89m in today's money.

As released$65mIn 2026 money$89mRank2,881 of 8,589In 201685 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.

Praise99

Critics 99, awards 91. Half each, so Praise lands at 99.

Critics99 → 49Awards91 → 46

Oscars3 won Picture, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay5 nominated Director, Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Score

Golden Globes1 won Motion Picture5 nominated Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Screenplay, Original Score

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.

Legacy80

Judged directly: Best Picture, and the envelope moment.

Verdict80 of 100IMDb7.4 from 349kWikipedia70k views a monthAge10 years

On the listsSight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 127 of 3,430 films judged

80Independence Day (1996)

80The Deer Hunter (1978)

80Inglourious Basterds (2009)

80A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

80Casino (1995)

80Back to the Future Part II (1989)

80Moonlight (2016)

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 53 praise 99 legacy 80averages 77, which places it at26,542 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders.