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The Zone of Interest

2023 · directed by Jonathan Glazer · 105 min
25,277 feet · Prominence
418th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw50

Lifetime worldwide gross $53m, re-releases included; about $57m in 2026 money.

Rank3,982 of 11,051In 202360 of 249

How Draw works

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

Praise96

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics93 baseAwards89 signal → +3 lift

Oscars2 won International Feature Film, Sound3 nominated Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes3 nominated Motion Picture, Non-English Language Film, Craft and other
BAFTAs3 won British Film, Actress, Film Not in the English Language4 nominated Directing, Supporting acting, Screenplay, Craft and other
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.

Legacy62

Judged directly: MC92; formally radical, strong critical durability.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.3 from 164kWikipedia75k views a monthAge3 years

Scored beside it · 474 of 4,039 films judged
62Coraline (2009)
62Pride & Prejudice (2005)
62Gangs of New York (2002)
62Iron Man 3 (2013)
62Whiplash (2014)
62Phantom Thread (2017)
62The Zone of Interest (2023)

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 50 praise 96 legacy 62averages 69, placing it at25,277 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

▲ Sandra Hüller▲ Christian Friedel▲ Johann Karthaus▲ Luis Noah Witte

In these careers — elevation for this film

Sandra Hüller20,154 ftChristian Friedel18,957 ftJohann Karthaus17,792 ftLuis Noah Witte17,748 ft