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The Master

2012 · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · 137 min
23,582 feet · Prominence
974th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

$28m worldwide in 2012 — $41m in today's money.

As released$28mIn 2026 money$41mRank4,140 of 8,589In 2012108 of 244

How Draw works

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

Praise88

Critics 86, awards 39. Half each, so Praise lands at 88.

Critics86 → 43Awards39 → 20

Oscars3 nominated Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. 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 · 1,005 of 3,430 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 88 legacy 45averages 60, which places it at23,582 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 Phoenix22,466 ftPhilip Seymour Hoffman22,032 ftAmy Adams21,886 ft