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Big Fish

2003 · directed by Tim Burton · 125 min
23,402 feet · Prominence
1,059th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw62

$123m worldwide in 2003 — $221m in today's money.

As released$123mIn 2026 money$221mRank1,507 of 8,589In 200345 of 176

How Draw works

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

Praise70

Critics 67, awards 17. Half each, so Praise lands at 70.

Critics67 → 34Awards17 → 9

Oscars1 nominated Original Score
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting Actor
BAFTAs1 nominated Actor
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Burton fable, beloved and quoted.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb8 from 476kWikipedia42k views a monthAge23 years

Scored beside it · 1,019 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 62 praise 70 legacy 45averages 59, which places it at23,402 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.

In these careers — elevation for this film

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange.