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Billy Elliot

2000 · directed by Stephen Daldry · 111 min
24,656 feet · Prominence
582nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw61

$109m worldwide in 2000 — $209m in today's money.

As released$109mIn 2026 money$209mRank1,597 of 8,589In 200038 of 172

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 80, awards 72. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.

Critics80 → 40Awards72 → 36

Oscars3 nominated Director, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay
BAFTAs3 won British Film, Actor, 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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: Stage musical keeps it alive in Britain.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.7 from 151kWikipedia31k views a monthAge26 years

Scored beside it · 737 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 61 praise 87 legacy 52averages 67, which places it at24,656 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood.