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Lincoln

2012 · directed by Steven Spielberg · 150 min
25,287 feet · Prominence
403rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw68

$275m worldwide in 2012 — $396m in today's money.

As released$275mIn 2026 money$396mRank820 of 8,589In 201229 of 244

How Draw works

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

Praise93

Critics 89, awards 84. Half each, so Praise lands at 93.

Critics89 → 44Awards84 → 42

Oscars2 won Actor, Production Design10 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Score, Sound
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: Prestige biopic, respected not ubiquitous.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.3 from 284kWikipedia53k views a monthAge14 years

Scored beside it · 721 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 68 praise 93 legacy 52averages 71, which places it at25,287 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

Daniel Day-Lewis22,724 ftAdam Driver21,590 ft