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Bridget Jones's Diary

2001 · directed by Sharon Maguire · 97 min
25,032 feet · Prominence
485th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw71

Lifetime worldwide gross $282m, re-releases included; about $525m in 2026 money.

Rank562 of 11,051In 200114 of 229

How Draw works

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

Praise80

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics73 baseAwards51 signal → +7 lift

Oscars1 nominated Actress
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs3 nominated Lead acting, 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.

Legacy60

Judged directly: Defined a genre and an enduring character.

Verdict60 of 100IMDb6.8 from 284kWikipedia29k views a monthAge25 years

Scored beside it · 564 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 71 praise 80 legacy 60averages 70, placing it at25,032 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

▲ Gemma Jones

In these careers — elevation for this film

Renee Zellweger20,487 ftHugh Grant19,567 ftColin Firth19,382 ftJim Broadbent18,249 ftGemma Jones17,964 ftShirley Henderson17,884 ftEmbeth Davidtz17,646 ft