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The Fabelmans

2022 · directed by Steven Spielberg · 151 min
24,675 feet · Prominence
597th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

Lifetime worldwide gross $46m, re-releases included; about $51m in 2026 money.

Rank4,196 of 11,051In 202252 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.

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics89 baseAwards88 signal → +5 lift

Oscars7 nominated Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Production Design, Original Score
Golden Globes3 won Motion Picture, Director, Screenplay3 nominated Actress, Screenplay, Original Score
BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy56

Judged directly: 64th pct; Spielberg's autobiography, the Ford cameo.

Verdict56 of 100IMDb7.5 from 134kWikipedia61k views a monthAge4 years

Scored beside it · 723 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 49 praise 94 legacy 56averages 66, placing it at24,675 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

Michelle Williams20,071 ftGabriel LaBelle19,248 ftPaul Dano19,014 ftSeth Rogen18,473 ftJulia Butters17,925 ftJudd Hirsch17,653 ftJeannie Berlin17,629 ft