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Prometheus

2012 · directed by Ridley Scott · 124 min
23,100 feet · Prominence
1,352nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw72

Lifetime worldwide gross $403m, re-releases included; about $580m in 2026 money.

Rank488 of 11,051In 201217 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.

Praise70

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics69 baseAwards7 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 nominated Visual Effects
BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Endless fan discourse, thin affection.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7 from 692kWikipedia123k views a monthAge14 years

Scored beside it · 1,595 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 72 praise 70 legacy 42averages 61, placing it at23,100 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

Michael Fassbender19,628 ftCharlize Theron18,653 ftIdris Elba18,493 ftGuy Pearce18,172 ftSean Harris18,051 ftRafe Spall17,985 ftPatrick Wilson17,645 ftBenedict Wong17,638 ftKate Dickie17,633 ft