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Little Miss Sunshine

2006 · directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton · 102 min
25,047 feet · Prominence
484th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw59

Lifetime worldwide gross $101m, re-releases included; about $165m in 2026 money.

Rank2,011 of 11,051In 200658 of 303

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics86 baseAwards83 signal → +6 lift

Oscars2 won Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay2 nominated Picture, Supporting Actress
BAFTAs2 won Actor, Original Screenplay3 nominated Film, Direction, Supporting acting
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: Indie touchstone of its moment.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.8 from 546kWikipedia52k views a monthAge20 years

Scored beside it · 626 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 59 praise 91 legacy 58averages 69, placing it at25,047 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

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