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Walk the Line

2005 · directed by James Mangold · 136 min
25,033 feet · Prominence
482nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw65

$187m worldwide in 2005 — $316m in today's money.

As released$187mIn 2026 money$316mRank1,055 of 8,589In 200522 of 209

How Draw works

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

Praise87

Critics 77, awards 83. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.

Critics77 → 39Awards83 → 42

Oscars1 won Actress4 nominated Actor, Costume Design, Film Editing, Sound
Golden Globes2 won Actress, Actor
BAFTAs1 won 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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Cash biopic, Oscar-winning, fading.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.8 from 279kWikipedia23k views a monthAge21 years

Scored beside it · 627 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 65 praise 87 legacy 55averages 69, which places it at25,033 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

Reese Witherspoon

In these careers — elevation for this film

Joaquin Phoenix23,055 ftReese Witherspoon23,055 ft