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Joker

2019 · directed by Todd Phillips · 122 min
26,308 feet · Prominence
195th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 195th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw83

$1.08bn worldwide in 2019 — $1.39bn in today's money.

As released$1.08bnIn 2026 money$1.39bnRank82 of 8,589In 20196 of 199

How Draw works

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

Praise80

Critics 64, awards 89. Half each, so Praise lands at 80.

Critics64 → 32Awards89 → 45

Oscars2 won Actor, Original Score8 nominated Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound
Golden Globes2 won Actor, Original Score
BAFTAs2 won Actor, Original Music
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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Joker reviewed.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb8.3 from 1.7mWikipedia77k views a monthAge7 years

Scored beside it · 306 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 83 praise 80 legacy 68averages 77, which places it at26,308 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

Joaquin Phoenix

In these careers — elevation for this film

Joaquin Phoenix23,280 ftRobert De Niro21,944 ftBradley Cooper21,645 ft