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City of God

2002 · directed by Fernando Meirelles · 129 min
25,184 feet · Prominence
436th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw50

$31m worldwide in 2002 — $56m in today's money.

As released$31mIn 2026 money$56mRank3,589 of 8,589In 200295 of 196

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

Critics 85, awards 37. Half each, so Praise lands at 88.

Critics85 → 43Awards37 → 19

Oscars4 nominated Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing
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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Modern world cinema canon, hugely influential visually.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb8.6 from 869kWikipedia37k views a monthAge24 years

Scored beside it · 336 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 50 praise 88 legacy 68averages 69, which places it at25,184 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: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva.