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West Side Story

2021 · directed by Steven Spielberg · 156 min
24,344 feet · Prominence
721st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

Lifetime worldwide gross $76m, re-releases included; about $93m in 2026 money.

Rank3,082 of 11,051In 202141 of 226

How Draw works

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

Praise93

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics88 baseAwards88 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress6 nominated Picture, Director, Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design, Sound
Golden Globes3 won Motion Picture, Actress, Supporting Actress1 nominated Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Actress1 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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: MC85; the 1961 film owns this legacy.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.1 from 122kWikipedia58k views a monthAge5 years

Scored beside it · 1,019 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 54 praise 93 legacy 50averages 66, placing it at24,344 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

▲ David Alvarez

In these careers — elevation for this film

Ariana DeBose20,093 ftRachel Zegler19,965 ftAnsel Elgort18,801 ftMike Faist18,602 ftDavid Alvarez17,988 ft