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1917

2019 · directed by Sam Mendes · 119 min
25,357 feet · Prominence
391st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw70

Lifetime worldwide gross $446m, re-releases included; about $496m in 2026 money.

Rank626 of 11,051In 201920 of 280

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics83 baseAwards93 signal → +8 lift

Oscars3 won Cinematography, Visual Effects, Sound7 nominated Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Sound Editing
Golden Globes3 won Motion Picture, Director, Screenplay
BAFTAs4 won Best Picture, Direction, Cinematography, Craft and other1 nominated 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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: 77th pct; remembered for the one-shot technique.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb8.2 from 769kWikipedia57k views a monthAge7 years

Scored beside it · 606 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 70 praise 91 legacy 58averages 73, placing it at25,357 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

▲ George MacKay

In these careers — elevation for this film

George MacKay20,492 ftDean-Charles Chapman18,670 ftBenedict Cumberbatch18,120 ftColin Firth18,068 ftMark Strong18,026 ftAndrew Scott18,020 ftRichard Madden17,940 ftDaniel Mays17,644 ft