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Nomadland

2021 · directed by Chloé Zhao · 108 min
24,629 feet · Prominence
616th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw48

Lifetime worldwide gross $39m, re-releases included; about $48m in 2026 money.

Rank4,329 of 11,051In 202157 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.

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics90 baseAwards98 signal → +5 lift

Oscars3 won Picture, Director, Actress3 nominated Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing
Golden Globes3 won Best Picture, Director, Screenplay2 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs4 won Best Picture, Direction, Actress, Cinematography2 nominated Screenplay, 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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Best Picture, MC87; 47th pct traffic.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.3 from 216kWikipedia46k views a monthAge5 years

Scored beside it · 766 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 48 praise 95 legacy 55averages 66, placing it at24,629 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▲ Linda May▲ Swankie

In these careers — elevation for this film

Frances McDormand20,044 ftDavid Strathairn18,474 ftLinda May17,936 ftSwankie17,936 ft