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Road to Perdition

2002 · directed by Sam Mendes · 117 min
24,613 feet · Prominence
620th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw66

Lifetime worldwide gross $181m, re-releases included; about $332m in 2026 money.

Rank1,024 of 11,051In 200225 of 253

How Draw works

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

Praise83

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics77 baseAwards48 signal → +6 lift

Oscars1 won Cinematography5 nominated Supporting Actor, Production Design, Original Score, Sound, Sound Editing
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting acting
BAFTAs1 won Cinematography1 nominated Supporting acting
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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Respected but quietly remembered.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.6 from 297kWikipedia0k views a monthAge24 years

Scored beside it · 767 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 66 praise 83 legacy 55averages 68, placing it at24,613 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

Tom Hanks20,357 ftPaul Newman20,104 ftJude Law18,945 ftTyler Hoechlin18,768 ftDaniel Craig18,584 ftStanley Tucci18,068 ftJennifer Jason Leigh17,982 ftCiarán Hinds17,651 ftAnthony LaPaglia17,647 ftDylan Baker17,643 ft