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Atonement

2007 · directed by Joe Wright · 123 min
24,314 feet · Prominence
733rd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw61

Lifetime worldwide gross $131m, re-releases included; about $209m in 2026 money.

Rank1,672 of 11,051In 200744 of 320

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards91 signal → +7 lift

Oscars1 won Original Score6 nominated Picture, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design
Golden Globes2 won Best Picture, Original Score4 nominated Actor, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Best Picture6 nominated Directing, Actor, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay, 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: Green dress and Dunkirk long take endure.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.8 from 321kWikipedia95k views a monthAge19 years

Scored beside it · 1,136 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 91 legacy 48averages 67, placing it at24,314 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

James McAvoy20,221 ftSaoirse Ronan20,221 ftKeira Knightley19,645 ftVanessa Redgrave18,307 ftRomola Garai18,223 ftBenedict Cumberbatch18,078 ftBrenda Blethyn17,874 ftJuno Temple17,868 ftJérémie Renier17,648 ftDaniel Mays17,640 ftGina McKee17,633 ftAlfie Allen17,629 ft