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Fences

2016 · directed by Denzel Washington · 139 min
23,173 feet · Prominence
1,185th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw53

$64m worldwide in 2016 — $89m in today's money.

As released$64mIn 2026 money$89mRank2,906 of 8,589In 201687 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.

Praise90

Critics 86, awards 67. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics86 → 43Awards67 → 34

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress3 nominated Picture, Actor, Adapted Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Actress
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.

Legacy33

Judged directly: Wilson's play carries it, film quiet.

Verdict33 of 100IMDb7.2 from 122kWikipedia34k views a monthAge10 years

Scored beside it · 1,629 of 3,430 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 53 praise 90 legacy 33averages 59, which places it at23,173 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

Denzel Washington22,474 ft