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Phantom Thread

2017 · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · 130 min
25,224 feet · Prominence
429th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw51

Lifetime worldwide gross $48m, re-releases included; about $64m in 2026 money.

Rank3,746 of 11,051In 201791 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.

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics91 baseAwards74 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 won Costume Design5 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Score
Golden Globes1 nominated Lead acting
BAFTAs3 nominated Lead acting, 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.

Legacy62

Judged directly: MC90, 87th pct; heavily quoted, Day-Lewis's last.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.4 from 162kWikipedia98k views a monthAge9 years

Scored beside it · 477 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 51 praise 94 legacy 62averages 69, placing it at25,224 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

▲ Lesley Manville

In these careers — elevation for this film

Daniel Day-Lewis20,168 ftVicky Krieps19,854 ftLesley Manville19,504 ftGina McKee17,804 ftCamilla Rutherford17,763 ft