The Hours

2002 · directed by Stephen Daldry · 114 min

24,384 feet · Prominence

710th of 24,106 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw61

Lifetime worldwide gross $109m, re-releases included; about $200m in 2026 money.

Rank1,730 of 11,051In 200245 of 253

How Draw works

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

Praise89

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics80 baseAwards97 signal → +10 lift

Oscars1 won Actress8 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Score

Golden Globes2 won Best Picture, Actress3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting Actor, Screenplay

BAFTAs2 won Actress, Original Music7 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, Actor, Supporting acting, Adapted 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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Prestige drama, faded presence.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.5 from 145kWikipedia27k views a monthAge24 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 1,016 of 4,039 films judged

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50West Side Story (2021)

50The Hours (2002)

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 61 praise 89 legacy 50averages 67, placing it at24,384 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

▲ Julianne Moore

In these careers — elevation for this film

Julianne Moore20,235 ft Meryl Streep20,235 ft Nicole Kidman20,235 ft Ed Harris19,552 ft Stephen Dillane18,196 ft John C. Reilly18,170 ft Miranda Richardson18,085 ft Toni Collette17,662 ft Jeff Daniels17,661 ft Claire Danes17,658 ft Allison Janney17,654 ft Eileen Atkins17,641 ft