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Nomadland

2021 · directed by Chloé Zhao · 108 min
24,150 feet · Prominence
750th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw48

$39m worldwide in 2021 — $48m in today's money.

As released$39mIn 2026 money$48mRank3,857 of 8,589In 202147 of 156

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Critics 90, awards 95. Half each, so Praise lands at 95.

Critics90 → 45Awards95 → 47

Oscars3 won Picture, Director, Actress3 nominated Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 won Director
BAFTAs3 won Direction, Actress, Cinematography
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy48

Judged directly: Oscar winner, quiet cultural presence.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.3 from 216kWikipedia46k views a monthAge5 years

Scored beside it · 875 of 3,430 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 48 praise 95 legacy 48averages 64, which places it at24,150 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

Frances McDormand

In these careers — elevation for this film

Frances McDormand22,440 ft