A History of Violence

2005 · directed by David Cronenberg · 96 min

24,361 feet · Prominence

665th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

$61m worldwide in 2005 — $104m in today's money.

As released$61mIn 2026 money$104mRank2,636 of 8,589In 200576 of 209

How Draw works

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

Praise87

Critics 85, awards 23. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.

Critics85 → 43Awards23 → 12

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay

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.

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 · 743 of 3,430 films judged

52Ice Age (2002)

52My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

52Time Bandits (1981)

52Crash (2005)

52The Last Samurai (2003)

52The Father (2020)

52A History of Violence (2005)

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 87 legacy 52averages 65, which places it at24,361 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: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt.