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The Whale

2022 · directed by Darren Aronofsky · 117 min
23,769 feet · Prominence
989th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw51

Lifetime worldwide gross $58m, re-releases included; about $65m in 2026 money.

Rank3,728 of 11,051In 202247 of 231

How Draw works

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

Praise75

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics62 baseAwards69 signal → +13 lift

Oscars2 won Actor, Makeup and Hairstyling1 nominated Supporting Actress
Golden Globes1 nominated Actor
BAFTAs3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: 82nd pct; Fraser's comeback was the story.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.6 from 282kWikipedia89k views a monthAge4 years

Scored beside it · 835 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 51 praise 75 legacy 55averages 60, placing it at23,769 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

Brendan Fraser20,031 ftHong Chau19,002 ftSamantha Morton18,278 ftTy Simpkins18,083 ft