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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011 · directed by David Fincher · 158 min
23,490 feet · Prominence
1,138th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw66

Lifetime worldwide gross $233m, re-releases included; about $341m in 2026 money.

Rank990 of 11,051In 201125 of 304

How Draw works

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

Praise85

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics78 baseAwards57 signal → +6 lift

Oscars1 won Film Editing4 nominated Actress, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Editing
Golden Globes1 nominated Lead acting
BAFTAs3 nominated Lead acting, 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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Fincher's title sequence outlives the film.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb7.8 from 526kWikipedia79k views a monthAge15 years

Scored beside it · 1,734 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 66 praise 85 legacy 40averages 64, placing it at23,490 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

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