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Argo

2012 · directed by Ben Affleck · 120 min
25,432 feet · Prominence
369th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw66

Lifetime worldwide gross $232m, re-releases included; about $334m in 2026 money.

Rank1,018 of 11,051In 201234 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.

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics91 baseAwards94 signal → +4 lift

Oscars3 won Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing4 nominated Supporting Actor, Original Score, Sound, Sound Editing
Golden Globes2 won Best Picture, Screenplay2 nominated Supporting Actor, Screenplay
BAFTAs3 won Film, Direction, Craft and other4 nominated Lead acting, Actor, 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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Best Picture, faded from conversation.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.7 from 666kWikipedia71k views a monthAge14 years

Scored beside it · 601 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 95 legacy 58averages 73, placing it at25,432 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

▲ Ben Affleck▲ Victor Garber

In these careers — elevation for this film

Ben Affleck20,243 ftAlan Arkin19,111 ftBryan Cranston19,102 ftJohn Goodman18,766 ftScoot McNairy18,340 ftTate Donovan18,098 ftVictor Garber18,074 ftKyle Chandler17,649 ftPhilip Baker Hall17,649 ftRichard Kind17,649 ftChris Messina17,647 ftBob Gunton17,644 ftRory Cochrane17,642 ftMichael Parks17,637 ft