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Fences

2016 · directed by Denzel Washington · 139 min
24,362 feet · Prominence
717th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw53

Lifetime worldwide gross $64m, re-releases included; about $89m in 2026 money.

Rank3,181 of 11,051In 201697 of 335

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics86 baseAwards75 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress3 nominated Picture, Actor, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Supporting acting1 nominated Lead acting
BAFTAs1 won Actress
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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: MC79; Wilson play and Davis Oscar carry it.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.2 from 122kWikipedia34k views a monthAge10 years

Scored beside it · 921 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 53 praise 91 legacy 52averages 65, placing it at24,362 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Viola Davis

In these careers — elevation for this film

Denzel Washington20,106 ftViola Davis20,106 ftJovan Adepo18,117 ftStephen McKinley Henderson18,089 ftSaniyya Sidney17,785 ft