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The Help

2011 · directed by Tate Taylor · 146 min
24,542 feet · Prominence
641st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw65

Lifetime worldwide gross $217m, re-releases included; about $318m in 2026 money.

Rank1,081 of 11,051In 201129 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.

Praise82

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics69 baseAwards84 signal → +13 lift

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress2 nominated Picture, Actress
Golden Globes1 won Supporting acting3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting
BAFTAs1 won Actress4 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
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: Popular but faded, controversial legacy.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb8.1 from 525kWikipedia86k views a monthAge15 years

Scored beside it · 772 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 65 praise 82 legacy 55averages 67, placing it at24,542 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

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