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A History of Violence

2005 · directed by David Cronenberg · 96 min
24,294 feet · Prominence
742nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

Lifetime worldwide gross $61m, re-releases included; about $104m in 2026 money.

Rank2,862 of 11,051In 200580 of 266

How Draw works

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

Praise88

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics85 baseAwards43 signal → +3 lift

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs1 nominated Screenplay
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: Criterion Cronenberg, admired violence study.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.4 from 271kWikipedia0k views a monthAge21 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 926 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 55 praise 88 legacy 52averages 65, placing it at24,294 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

▲ Maria Bello

In these careers — elevation for this film

Viggo Mortensen20,135 ftMaria Bello19,099 ftWilliam Hurt19,034 ftEd Harris19,022 ftStephen McHattie17,924 ft