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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004 · directed by Michel Gondry · 108 min
26,575 feet · Prominence
153rd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 153rd highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw56

Lifetime worldwide gross $72m, re-releases included; about $126m in 2026 money.

Rank2,472 of 11,051In 200468 of 256

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics91 baseAwards81 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 won Original Screenplay1 nominated Actress
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Screenplay, Craft and other3 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting
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.

Legacy78

Judged directly: Cult classic, memory-erasing concept endures.

Verdict78 of 100IMDb8.3 from 1.2mWikipedia99k views a monthAge22 years

On the listsSight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 155 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 56 praise 95 legacy 78averages 76, placing it at26,575 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

Kate Winslet20,414 ftJim Carrey20,381 ftKirsten Dunst18,438 ftElijah Wood18,270 ftMark Ruffalo18,196 ftTom Wilkinson18,101 ft