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Les Misérables

2012 · directed by Tom Hooper · 158 min
25,024 feet · Prominence
486th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw73

Lifetime worldwide gross $443m, re-releases included; about $636m in 2026 money.

Rank424 of 11,051In 201215 of 319

How Draw works

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

Praise82

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics67 baseAwards91 signal → +15 lift

Oscars3 won Supporting Actress, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound4 nominated Picture, Actor, Costume Design, Production Design
Golden Globes3 won Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actress
BAFTAs1 won Actress3 nominated British Film, Lead 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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Musical adaptation, dreamed a dream.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.5 from 361kWikipedia57k views a monthAge14 years

Scored beside it · 627 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 73 praise 82 legacy 58averages 71, placing it at25,024 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Anne Hathaway

In these careers — elevation for this film

Anne Hathaway20,512 ftHugh Jackman20,512 ftRussell Crowe18,805 ftEddie Redmayne18,721 ftSacha Baron Cohen18,305 ftAmanda Seyfried18,272 ftHelena Bonham Carter18,089 ft