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2018 · directed by Paul Schrader · 113 min
23,303 feet · Prominence
1,224th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw34

Lifetime worldwide gross $4m, re-releases included; about $5m in 2026 money.

Rank7,805 of 11,051In 2018197 of 303

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics90 baseAwards12 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 nominated Original 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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so there is little headroom for awards to claim. The score is the critics' verdict, nearly untouched.

Legacy47

Judged directly: Acclaimed Schrader late work, critic favourite.

Verdict47 of 100IMDb7.1 from 66kWikipedia16k views a monthAge8 years

Scored beside it · 1,275 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 34 praise 91 legacy 47averages 57, placing it at23,303 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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