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Billy Elliot

2000 · directed by Stephen Daldry · 111 min
24,486 feet · Prominence
662nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw61

Lifetime worldwide gross $109m, re-releases included; about $209m in 2026 money.

Rank1,667 of 11,051In 200040 of 196

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics80 baseAwards85 signal → +9 lift

Oscars3 nominated Director, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Supporting acting
BAFTAs3 won British Film, Actor, Actress5 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Supporting acting, 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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: Stage musical keeps it alive in Britain.

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

Scored beside it · 915 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 61 praise 88 legacy 52averages 67, placing it at24,486 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

▲ Jean Heywood

In these careers — elevation for this film

Jamie Bell20,252 ftJulie Walters19,597 ftGary Lewis18,567 ftJean Heywood17,776 ft