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The Artist

2011 · directed by Michel Hazanavicius · 100 min
23,891 feet · Prominence
926th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw61

Lifetime worldwide gross $133m, re-releases included; about $196m in 2026 money.

Rank1,762 of 11,051In 201160 of 304

How Draw works

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

Praise96

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics92 baseAwards99 signal → +4 lift

Oscars5 won Picture, Director, Actor, Costume Design, Original Score5 nominated Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Film Editing
Golden Globes2 won Best Picture, Actor2 nominated Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs6 won Film, Direction, Actor, Screenplay, Cinematography, Craft and other2 nominated 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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Best Picture, and almost entirely forgotten.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb7.8 from 255kWikipedia19k views a monthAge15 years

Scored beside it · 1,724 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 96 legacy 40averages 66, placing it at23,891 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 Dujardin▲ Bérénice Bejo

In these careers — elevation for this film

Jean Dujardin20,145 ftBérénice Bejo19,606 ftJohn Goodman18,377 ftJames Cromwell18,343 ftPenelope Ann Miller17,972 ftEd Lauter17,792 ftMalcolm McDowell17,644 ftBill Fagerbakke17,633 ftKen Davitian17,625 ft