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Shine

1996 · directed by Scott Hicks · 105 min
23,075 feet · Prominence
1,369th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

Lifetime worldwide gross $36m, re-releases included; about $75m in 2026 money.

Rank3,443 of 11,051In 199660 of 191

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.

Critics89 baseAwards94 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 won Actor6 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Original Dramatic Score
Golden Globes1 won Lead acting3 nominated Best Picture, Screenplay, Original Score
BAFTAs1 won Actor6 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Supporting acting, Screenplay, Original Music, 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.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Rush's Oscar, film badly faded.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb7.6 from 57kWikipedia11k views a monthAge30 years

Scored beside it · 2,046 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 52 praise 94 legacy 35averages 60, placing it at23,075 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

▲ Armin Mueller-Stahl

In these careers — elevation for this film

Geoffrey Rush19,908 ftArmin Mueller-Stahl19,447 ftNoah Taylor18,855 ftLynn Redgrave18,077 ftJohn Gielgud18,025 ft