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The Master

2012 · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · 137 min
23,556 feet · Prominence
1,103rd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

Lifetime worldwide gross $28m, re-releases included; about $41m in 2026 money.

Rank4,663 of 11,051In 2012120 of 319

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics86 baseAwards65 signal → +5 lift

Oscars3 nominated Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress
Golden Globes2 nominated Lead acting, Supporting 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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: PTA cinephile canon, Phoenix and Hoffman.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.1 from 201kWikipedia79k views a monthAge14 years

Scored beside it · 1,366 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 47 praise 90 legacy 45averages 61, placing it at23,556 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

Joaquin Phoenix19,908 ftPhilip Seymour Hoffman19,908 ftAmy Adams18,798 ftLaura Dern17,808 ftRami Malek17,732 ftJesse Plemons17,708 ftKevin J. O'Connor17,635 ft