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Gravity

2013 · directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 91 min
25,718 feet · Prominence
297th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw79

Lifetime worldwide gross $723m, re-releases included; about $1.02bn in 2026 money.

Rank182 of 11,051In 20138 of 320

How Draw works

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

Praise98

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics96 baseAwards97 signal → +2 lift

Oscars7 won Director, Cinematography, Film Editing, Visual Effects, Original Score, Sound, Sound Editing3 nominated Picture, Actress, Production Design
Golden Globes2 won Director, Screenplay2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs5 won British Film, Direction, Sound, Cinematography, Craft and other4 nominated Film, Actress, 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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Technical marvel, fading cultural presence.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.7 from 896kWikipedia40k views a monthAge13 years

Scored beside it · 733 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 79 praise 98 legacy 55averages 77, placing it at25,718 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 Bullock

In these careers — elevation for this film

Sandra Bullock21,330 ftGeorge Clooney19,163 ftEd Harris17,906 ftOrto Ignatiussen17,669 ft