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2017 · directed by Steven Spielberg · 116 min
24,313 feet · Prominence
734th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw63

Lifetime worldwide gross $180m, re-releases included; about $242m in 2026 money.

Rank1,436 of 11,051In 201746 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.

Praise90

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics86 baseAwards61 signal → +4 lift

Oscars2 nominated Picture, Actress
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Lead 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: 54th pct; median traffic, minor Spielberg.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.2 from 172kWikipedia47k views a monthAge9 years

Scored beside it · 1,137 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 63 praise 90 legacy 48averages 67, placing it at24,313 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

Meryl Streep20,254 ftTom Hanks19,746 ftBob Odenkirk18,419 ftTracy Letts18,063 ftBruce Greenwood18,010 ftMatthew Rhys17,983 ftBradley Whitford17,948 ftSarah Paulson17,935 ftJesse Plemons17,658 ftAlison Brie17,650 ftCarrie Coon17,648 ftMichael Stuhlbarg17,647 ft