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The Fighter

2010 · directed by David O. Russell · 116 min
24,846 feet · Prominence
534th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw61

$129m worldwide in 2010 — $195m in today's money.

As released$129mIn 2026 money$195mRank1,684 of 8,589In 201050 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.

Praise91

Critics 85, awards 78. Half each, so Praise lands at 91.

Critics85 → 43Awards78 → 39

Oscars2 won Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress4 nominated Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 won Supporting 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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: Boxing drama, strong performances.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.8 from 406kWikipedia30k views a monthAge16 years

Scored beside it · 730 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 61 praise 91 legacy 52averages 68, which places it at24,846 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

Christian Bale22,534 ftAmy Adams22,035 ft