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Past Lives

2023 · directed by Celine Song · 106 min
25,141 feet · Prominence
449th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw45

Lifetime worldwide gross $28m, re-releases included; about $30m in 2026 money.

Rank5,211 of 11,051In 202382 of 249

How Draw works

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

Praise96

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics95 baseAwards62 signal → +2 lift

Oscars2 nominated Picture, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes4 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 nominated Lead 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.

Legacy62

Judged directly: MC94; 'in-yun' entered the romance discourse.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.8 from 172kWikipedia65k views a monthAge3 years

Scored beside it · 480 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 45 praise 96 legacy 62averages 68, placing it at25,141 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

▲ John Magaro▲ Teo Yoo▲ Moon Seung-ah

In these careers — elevation for this film

Greta Lee19,512 ftJohn Magaro18,758 ftTeo Yoo18,609 ftMoon Seung-ah17,842 ftChase Sui Wonders17,637 ft