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Michael Clayton

2007 · directed by Tony Gilroy · 120 min
24,121 feet · Prominence
762nd of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables'Michael Clayton’ With Chris Ryan, Justin Charity, and Lindsay Zoladz

How this film scores

Draw58

$93m worldwide in 2007 — $148m in today's money.

As released$93mIn 2026 money$148mRank2,065 of 8,589In 200751 of 245

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

Critics 86, awards 88. Half each, so Praise lands at 92.

Critics86 → 43Awards88 → 44

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress6 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Original Score
Golden Globes3 nominated Motion Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor
BAFTAs1 won Actress2 nominated Actor, Original Screenplay
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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Admired legal thriller, little imprint.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.2 from 180kWikipedia28k views a monthAge19 years

Scored beside it · 1,112 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 58 praise 92 legacy 42averages 64, which places it at24,121 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

George Clooney22,540 ft