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Notting Hill

1999 · directed by Roger Michell · 124 min
25,013 feet · Prominence
492nd of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw75

Lifetime worldwide gross $364m, re-releases included; about $721m in 2026 money.

Rank346 of 11,051In 19997 of 196

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics76 baseAwards34 signal → +4 lift

Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs1 nominated Supporting acting
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: Just a girl standing; permanent romcom line.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.2 from 381kWikipedia50k views a monthAge27 years

Scored beside it · 630 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 75 praise 80 legacy 58averages 71, placing it at25,013 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

▲ Hugh Grant▲ Gina McKee▲ Tim McInnerny

In these careers — elevation for this film

Julia Roberts20,538 ftHugh Grant20,512 ftRhys Ifans18,818 ftHugh Bonneville18,117 ftGina McKee18,088 ftTim McInnerny17,950 ftAlec Baldwin17,668 ftMatthew Modine17,663 ftEmily Mortimer17,658 ftSimon Callow17,645 ftSamuel West17,634 ft