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Darkest Hour

2017 · directed by Joe Wright · 125 min
24,164 feet · Prominence
797th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw61

Lifetime worldwide gross $151m, re-releases included; about $203m in 2026 money.

Rank1,707 of 11,051In 201752 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.

Praise88

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics80 baseAwards85 signal → +9 lift

Oscars2 won Actor, Makeup and Hairstyling4 nominated Picture, Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design
Golden Globes1 won Actor
BAFTAs1 won Actor3 nominated Best Picture, Supporting acting, Craft and other
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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: 55th pct; Oldman Oscar, film forgotten.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.4 from 236kWikipedia42k views a monthAge9 years

Scored beside it · 1,142 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 61 praise 88 legacy 48averages 66, placing it at24,164 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

▲ Ronald Pickup

In these careers — elevation for this film

Gary Oldman20,209 ftLily James18,337 ftKristin Scott Thomas18,299 ftBen Mendelsohn18,277 ftStephen Dillane18,072 ftRonald Pickup17,812 ftSamuel West17,725 ftDavid Strathairn17,651 ft