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Elizabeth

1998 · directed by Shekhar Kapur · 123 min
23,446 feet · Prominence
1,158th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw59

Lifetime worldwide gross $82m, re-releases included; about $166m in 2026 money.

Rank1,992 of 11,051In 199842 of 198

How Draw works

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

Praise88

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics79 baseAwards89 signal → +9 lift

Oscars1 won Makeup and Hairstyling6 nominated Picture, Actress, Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design, Original Dramatic Score
Golden Globes1 won Actress2 nominated Best Picture, Screenplay
BAFTAs4 won Actress, Actor, Cinematography, Original Music5 nominated Best Picture, Directing, 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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Blanchett breakout, film culturally quiet.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb7.4 from 109kWikipedia25k views a monthAge28 years

Scored beside it · 1,736 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 59 praise 88 legacy 40averages 62, placing it at23,446 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

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