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Shrek

2001 · directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson · 90 min
27,702 feet · Prominence
30th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 30th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw77

Lifetime worldwide gross $490m, re-releases included; about $912m in 2026 money.

Rank241 of 11,051In 20014 of 229

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.

Critics87 baseAwards69 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 won Animated Feature1 nominated Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes1 nominated Best Picture
BAFTAs1 won Screenplay3 nominated Best Picture, Supporting acting, 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.

Legacy88

Judged directly: Endlessly quoted, meme-defining classic.

Verdict88 of 100IMDb7.9 from 804kWikipedia88k views a monthAge25 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 35 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 77 praise 91 legacy 88averages 85, placing it at27,702 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

Eddie Murphy20,297 ftMike Myers20,075 ftCameron Diaz18,971 ftJohn Lithgow18,937 ftVincent Cassel17,904 ftJim Cummings17,780 ft