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The Fighter

2010 · directed by David O. Russell · 116 min
24,652 feet · Prominence
603rd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw61

Lifetime worldwide gross $129m, re-releases included; about $195m in 2026 money.

Rank1,766 of 11,051In 201053 of 306

How Draw works

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

Praise92

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics85 baseAwards90 signal → +7 lift

Oscars2 won Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress4 nominated Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Film Editing
Golden Globes2 won Supporting Actress, Supporting acting4 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 nominated Supporting 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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: Boxing drama, strong performances.

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

Scored beside it · 908 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 61 praise 92 legacy 52averages 68, placing it at24,652 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

▲ Melissa Leo▲ George Foreman

In these careers — elevation for this film

Christian Bale20,268 ftAmy Adams19,993 ftMelissa Leo19,832 ftMark Wahlberg19,158 ftGeorge Foreman17,635 ft