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Black Swan

2010 · directed by Darren Aronofsky · 108 min
26,167 feet · Prominence
222nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 222nd highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw70

$329m worldwide in 2010 — $498m in today's money.

As released$329mIn 2026 money$498mRank606 of 8,589In 201017 of 235

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Critics 82, awards 84. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics82 → 41Awards84 → 42

Oscars1 won Actress4 nominated Picture, Director, Cinematography, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 won Actress1 nominated Supporting Actress
BAFTAs1 won Actress1 nominated Original Screenplay
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Psychological thriller, Portman transformation.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb8 from 883kWikipedia74k views a monthAge16 years

Scored beside it · 311 of 3,430 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 70 praise 90 legacy 68averages 76, which places it at26,167 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

Natalie Portman

In these careers — elevation for this film

Natalie Portman22,931 ftWinona Ryder21,635 ft