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Oppenheimer

2023 · directed by Christopher Nolan · 181 min
26,479 feet · Prominence
167th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 167th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw79

$952m worldwide in 2023 — $1.03bn in today's money.

As released$952mIn 2026 money$1.03bnRank174 of 8,589In 20233 of 163

How Draw works

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

Praise96

Critics 92, awards 99. Half each, so Praise lands at 96.

Critics92 → 46Awards99 → 50

Oscars7 won Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Score6 nominated Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound
Golden Globes5 won Motion Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Score
BAFTAs4 won Film, Direction, Actor, Cinematography
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.

Legacy62

Judged directly: Oppenheimer reviewed.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb8.2 from 1.0mWikipedia238k views a monthAge3 years

Scored beside it · 397 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 79 praise 96 legacy 62averages 79, which places it at26,479 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

Robert Downey Jr23,385 ftMatt Damon22,336 ftGary Oldman21,645 ft