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Shrek

2001 · directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson · 90 min
27,599 feet · Prominence
36th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 36th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw77

$490m worldwide in 2001 — $912m in today's money.

As released$490mIn 2026 money$912mRank236 of 8,589In 20014 of 189

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Critics 87, awards 48. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics87 → 43Awards48 → 24

Oscars1 won Animated Feature1 nominated 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.

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 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 77 praise 90 legacy 88averages 85, which places it at27,599 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 Murphy22,205 ft