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Licorice Pizza

2021 · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · 133 min
24,788 feet · Prominence
564th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

Lifetime worldwide gross $33m, re-releases included; about $41m in 2026 money.

Rank4,671 of 11,051In 202161 of 226

How Draw works

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

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics90 baseAwards79 signal → +4 lift

Oscars3 nominated Picture, Director, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Screenplay4 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, 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: MC90, 88th pct; PTA period piece, contested.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.1 from 155kWikipedia116k views a monthAge5 years

Scored beside it · 649 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 47 praise 94 legacy 58averages 66, placing it at24,788 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

▲ Alana Haim

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