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Judas and the Black Messiah

2021 · directed by Shaka King · 125 min · R
23,938 feet · Prominence
904th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw36

Lifetime worldwide gross $6m, re-releases included; about $8m in 2026 money.

Rank7,314 of 11,051In 2021102 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.

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics90 baseAwards72 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 won Supporting Actor4 nominated Picture, Original Screenplay, Original Song, Cinematography
Golden Globes1 won Supporting acting
BAFTAs1 won Actor2 nominated Supporting acting, 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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: MC84, Kaluuya Oscar; 26th pct traffic.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.4 from 114kWikipedia41k views a monthAge5 years

Scored beside it · 941 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 36 praise 94 legacy 52averages 61, placing it at23,938 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

▲ LaKeith Stanfield

In these careers — elevation for this film

Daniel Kaluuya19,744 ftLaKeith Stanfield19,744 ftJesse Plemons18,563 ftDominique Fishback18,256 ftAshton Sanders17,986 ftLil Rel Howery17,839 ftMartin Sheen17,647 ft