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2008 · directed by Stephen Daldry · 124 min
23,879 feet · Prominence
843rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw59

$109m worldwide in 2008 — $167m in today's money.

As released$109mIn 2026 money$167mRank1,887 of 8,589In 200850 of 224

How Draw works

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

Praise78

Critics 61, awards 90. Half each, so Praise lands at 78.

Critics61 → 30Awards90 → 45

Oscars1 won Actress4 nominated Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actress3 nominated Motion Picture, Director, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Actress3 nominated Film, Direction, Adapted Screenplay
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy48

Judged directly: Winslet Oscar, fading footprint.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.6 from 271kWikipedia30k views a monthAge18 years

Scored beside it · 887 of 3,430 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 78 legacy 48averages 62, which places it at23,879 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

Kate Winslet22,622 ft