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Big Fish

2003 · directed by Tim Burton · 125 min
23,282 feet · Prominence
1,240th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw62

Lifetime worldwide gross $123m, re-releases included; about $221m in 2026 money.

Rank1,570 of 11,051In 200346 of 227

How Draw works

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

Praise75

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics67 baseAwards47 signal → +8 lift

Oscars1 nominated Original Score
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Supporting Actor
BAFTAs5 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Actor, 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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Burton fable, beloved and quoted.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb8 from 476kWikipedia42k views a monthAge23 years

Scored beside it · 1,391 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 62 praise 75 legacy 45averages 61, placing it at23,282 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

▲ Albert Finney

In these careers — elevation for this film

Ewan McGregor20,039 ftAlbert Finney20,022 ftBilly Crudup19,159 ftJessica Lange18,660 ftHelena Bonham Carter18,624 ftAlison Lohman18,404 ftMarion Cotillard18,356 ftDanny DeVito17,658 ftSteve Buscemi17,657 ft