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King Richard

2021 · directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · 144 min
24,009 feet · Prominence
877th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw48

Lifetime worldwide gross $39m, re-releases included; about $48m in 2026 money.

Rank4,334 of 11,051In 202158 of 226

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics83 baseAwards87 signal → +7 lift

Oscars1 won Actor4 nominated Picture, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 won Actor2 nominated Best Picture, Supporting acting
BAFTAs1 won Lead acting2 nominated Supporting acting, 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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: 22nd pct; remembered for the Oscars slap night.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.5 from 169kWikipedia31k views a monthAge5 years

Scored beside it · 1,045 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 48 praise 90 legacy 50averages 63, placing it at24,009 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

▲ Saniyya Sidney▲ Demi Singleton

In these careers — elevation for this film

Will Smith20,217 ftAunjanue Ellis-Taylor19,213 ftJon Bernthal18,384 ftSaniyya Sidney18,265 ftDemi Singleton18,012 ftTony Goldwyn17,844 ftDylan McDermott17,640 ftKevin Dunn17,634 ft