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Shrek 2

2004 · directed by Conrad Vernon and Kelly Asbury and Andrew Adamson · 92 min
26,508 feet · Prominence
160th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 160th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw85

Lifetime worldwide gross $933m, re-releases included; about $1.63bn in 2026 money.

Rank46 of 11,051In 20041 of 256

How Draw works

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

Praise84

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics82 baseAwards19 signal → +2 lift

Oscars1 nominated Animated Feature
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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Beloved sequel, Puss in Boots.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.4 from 551kWikipedia41k views a monthAge22 years

Scored beside it · 231 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 85 praise 84 legacy 72averages 80, placing it at26,508 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

Mike Myers19,912 ftAntonio Banderas19,798 ftEddie Murphy19,559 ftCameron Diaz19,225 ftRupert Everett18,729 ftJennifer Saunders18,597 ftJohn Cleese18,440 ftJulie Andrews18,428 ft