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A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001 · directed by Steven Spielberg · 146 min
23,719 feet · Prominence
1,013rd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw69

Lifetime worldwide gross $236m, re-releases included; about $440m in 2026 money.

Rank740 of 11,051In 200117 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.

Praise74

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics71 baseAwards23 signal → +3 lift

Oscars2 nominated Visual Effects, Original Score
Golden Globes2 nominated Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: Spielberg-Kubrick discourse still runs.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.2 from 337kWikipedia66k views a monthAge25 years

Scored beside it · 1,167 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 69 praise 74 legacy 48averages 64, placing it at23,719 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

▲ Haley Joel Osment▲ Frances O'Connor

In these careers — elevation for this film

Haley Joel Osment20,120 ftJude Law19,408 ftFrances O'Connor18,580 ftWilliam Hurt18,192 ftRobin Williams17,812 ftMeryl Streep17,665 ftBen Kingsley17,662 ftBrendan Gleeson17,661 ftChris Rock17,661 ftRena Owen17,627 ft