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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011 · directed by Tomas Alfredson · 127 min
23,394 feet · Prominence
1,180th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw56

Lifetime worldwide gross $82m, re-releases included; about $120m in 2026 money.

Rank2,590 of 11,051In 201187 of 304

How Draw works

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

Praise89

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics85 baseAwards63 signal → +5 lift

Oscars3 nominated Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
BAFTAs1 won Screenplay4 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead 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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Admired le Carre adaptation, culturally quiet.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb7 from 225kWikipedia51k views a monthAge15 years

Scored beside it · 1,738 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 89 legacy 40averages 62, placing it at23,394 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

▲ Mark Strong

In these careers — elevation for this film

Gary Oldman20,027 ftBenedict Cumberbatch18,758 ftMark Strong18,674 ftColin Firth18,643 ftJohn Hurt18,629 ftTom Hardy18,541 ftToby Jones18,302 ftCiarán Hinds18,114 ftStephen Graham17,639 ft