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Oppenheimer

2023 · directed by Christopher Nolan · 181 min
27,536 feet · Prominence
44th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 44th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw79

Lifetime worldwide gross $952m, re-releases included; about $1.03bn in 2026 money.

Rank180 of 11,051In 20233 of 249

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics92 baseAwards100 signal → +4 lift

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 Score2 nominated Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs5 won Film, Direction, Actor, Cinematography, Craft and other2 nominated Supporting acting, Screenplay
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.

Legacy82

Judged directly: 99th pct traffic, MC90, 1M IMDb votes.

Verdict82 of 100IMDb8.2 from 1.0mWikipedia238k views a monthAge3 years

Scored beside it · 86 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 79 praise 96 legacy 82averages 86, placing it at27,536 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

Cillian Murphy20,921 ftRobert Downey Jr20,921 ftEmily Blunt19,753 ftMatt Damon19,150 ftFlorence Pugh18,420 ftJosh Hartnett18,281 ftCasey Affleck18,176 ftRami Malek18,066 ftGary Oldman17,678 ftKenneth Branagh17,676 ftMatthew Modine17,671 ftAlden Ehrenreich17,670 ftAlex Wolff17,668 ftJason Clarke17,667 ftDane DeHaan17,666 ftMichael Angarano17,665 ftTony Goldwyn17,656 ftJames D'Arcy17,652 ftJames Remar17,647 ft