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In the Heights

2021 · directed by Jon M. Chu · 143 min
22,569 feet · Prominence
1,869th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

Lifetime worldwide gross $45m, re-releases included; about $55m in 2026 money.

Rank4,050 of 11,051In 202152 of 226

How Draw works

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

Praise85

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards11 signal → +1 lift

Golden Globes1 nominated Lead acting
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.

Legacy36

Judged directly: Underperformed adaptation, low traffic.

Verdict36 of 100IMDb7.2 from 56kWikipedia25k views a monthAge5 years

Scored beside it · 2,027 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 49 praise 85 legacy 36averages 57, placing it at22,569 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

Melissa Barrera18,642 ftCorey Hawkins18,535 ftLin-Manuel Miranda17,639 ftAriana Greenblatt17,637 ftStephanie Beatriz17,628 ft