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2018 · directed by Spike Lee · 136 min
25,055 feet · Prominence
480th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw56

Lifetime worldwide gross $93m, re-releases included; about $123m in 2026 money.

Rank2,524 of 11,051In 201863 of 303

How Draw works

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

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics89 baseAwards85 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 won Adapted Screenplay5 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Film Editing, Original Score
Golden Globes4 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Screenplay4 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Supporting acting, 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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: 80th pct; Lee's Oscar, ending still discussed.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.5 from 314kWikipedia68k views a monthAge8 years

Scored beside it · 624 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 56 praise 94 legacy 58averages 69, placing it at25,055 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

▲ Laura Harrier

In these careers — elevation for this film

Adam Driver20,016 ftJohn David Washington19,736 ftSpike Lee18,878 ftTopher Grace18,743 ftLaura Harrier18,188 ftPaul Walter Hauser18,099 ftCorey Hawkins17,967 ftAlec Baldwin17,912 ft