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1999 · directed by Mike Leigh · 160 min
22,564 feet · Prominence
1,877th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw40

Lifetime worldwide gross $8m, re-releases included; about $15m in 2026 money.

Rank6,377 of 11,051In 1999132 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.

Praise92

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics90 baseAwards49 signal → +2 lift

Oscars2 won Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling2 nominated Original Screenplay, Production Design
BAFTAs3 nominated Lead acting, 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.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Criterion Leigh, small devoted audience.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb7.3 from 14kWikipedia6k views a monthAge27 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 2,072 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 40 praise 92 legacy 35averages 56, placing it at22,564 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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