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Molly's Game

2017 · directed by Aaron Sorkin · 141 min
23,294 feet · Prominence
1,230th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

Lifetime worldwide gross $59m, re-releases included; about $80m in 2026 money.

Rank3,338 of 11,051In 201781 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.

Praise80

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics76 baseAwards30 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 nominated Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes2 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 nominated Screenplay
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.

Legacy46

Judged directly: 51st pct; Sorkin dialogue, low residue.

Verdict46 of 100IMDb7.4 from 199kWikipedia38k views a monthAge9 years

Scored beside it · 1,300 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 52 praise 80 legacy 46averages 59, placing it at23,294 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.

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