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2003 · directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu · 124 min
22,934 feet · Prominence
1,290th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

$60m worldwide in 2003 — $108m in today's money.

As released$60mIn 2026 money$108mRank2,568 of 8,589In 200375 of 176

How Draw works

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

Praise81

Critics 75, awards 49. Half each, so Praise lands at 81.

Critics75 → 38Awards49 → 25

Oscars2 nominated Actress, Supporting Actor
BAFTAs4 nominated Actor, Actress, Original Screenplay, Editing
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Fractured Inarritu drama, largely faded.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb7.6 from 253kWikipedia23k views a monthAge23 years

Scored beside it · 1,498 of 3,430 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 55 praise 81 legacy 35averages 57, which places it at22,934 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio del Toro, Charlotte Gainsbourg.