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Catch Me If You Can

2002 · directed by Steven Spielberg · 141 min
26,085 feet · Prominence
227th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw73

Lifetime worldwide gross $352m, re-releases included; about $646m in 2026 money.

Rank419 of 11,051In 200211 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.

Critics86 baseAwards43 signal → +3 lift

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actor, Original Score
Golden Globes1 nominated Lead acting
BAFTAs1 won Actor2 nominated 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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Charming, well-liked, moderate endurance.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb8.1 from 1.2mWikipedia112k views a monthAge24 years

Scored beside it · 332 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 73 praise 89 legacy 68averages 77, placing it at26,085 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

Leonardo DiCaprio20,645 ftTom Hanks20,272 ftChristopher Walken19,754 ftMartin Sheen18,285 ftAmy Adams18,163 ftNathalie Baye18,148 ftJames Brolin17,912 ftBrian Howe17,706 ftJennifer Garner17,665 ftElizabeth Banks17,664 ftGerald R. Molen17,628 ft