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Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2018 · directed by Marielle Heller · 106 min · R
23,731 feet · Prominence
1,009th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw38

Lifetime worldwide gross $9m, re-releases included; about $11m in 2026 money.

Rank6,850 of 11,051In 2018165 of 303

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics93 baseAwards60 signal → +2 lift

Oscars3 nominated Actress, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes2 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting
BAFTAs3 nominated Actress, Supporting acting, 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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: MC87; 2nd pct traffic, very quiet.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.1 from 58kWikipedia10k views a monthAge8 years

Scored beside it · 1,166 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 38 praise 95 legacy 48averages 60, placing it at23,731 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

Melissa McCarthy19,758 ftRichard E. Grant19,758 ft