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The King's Speech

2010 · directed by Tom Hooper · 118 min
25,364 feet · Prominence
381st of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw73

$414m worldwide in 2010 — $627m in today's money.

As released$414mIn 2026 money$627mRank432 of 8,589In 201013 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.

Praise95

Critics 91, awards 96. Half each, so Praise lands at 95.

Critics91 → 46Awards96 → 48

Oscars4 won Picture, Director, Actor, Original Screenplay8 nominated Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing, Original Score, Sound
BAFTAs3 won Film, Actor, Actress
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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: Best Picture winner, little lasting cultural presence.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb8 from 733kWikipedia0k views a monthAge16 years

Scored beside it · 850 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 73 praise 95 legacy 48averages 72, which places it at25,364 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce.