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Erin Brockovich

2000 · directed by Steven Soderbergh · 131 min
25,282 feet · Prominence
415th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw70

Lifetime worldwide gross $256m, re-releases included; about $491m in 2026 money.

Rank635 of 11,051In 200013 of 196

How Draw works

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

Praise89

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics80 baseAwards93 signal → +9 lift

Oscars1 won Actress4 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Actress4 nominated Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Actress5 nominated Best Picture, Direction, Actor, Screenplay, Editing
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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Oscar-winning role, moderately remembered.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.5 from 244kWikipedia67k views a monthAge26 years

Scored beside it · 609 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 70 praise 89 legacy 58averages 72, placing it at25,282 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

Julia Roberts20,489 ftAlbert Finney20,024 ftAaron Eckhart18,619 ftMarg Helgenberger18,207 ftPeter Coyote17,645 ft