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Ali

2001 · directed by Michael Mann · 157 min
22,703 feet · Prominence
1,417th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Ali’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

How this film scores

Draw59

$88m worldwide in 2001 — $164m in today's money.

As released$88mIn 2026 money$164mRank1,917 of 8,589In 200146 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.

Praise73

Critics 67, awards 35. Half each, so Praise lands at 73.

Critics67 → 34Awards35 → 18

Oscars2 nominated Actor, Supporting Actor
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting Actor
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.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Ali himself dwarfs the biopic.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb6.7 from 108kWikipedia15k views a monthAge25 years

Scored beside it · 1,519 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 73 legacy 35averages 56, which places it at22,703 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

Will Smith22,703 ftJamie Foxx22,164 ft