Life of Pi

2012 · directed by Ang Lee · 127 min

25,533 feet · Prominence

344th of 15,261 films scored

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How this film scores

Draw77

$609m worldwide in 2012 — $875m in today's money.

As released$609mIn 2026 money$875mRank250 of 8,589In 201211 of 244

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Critics 83, awards 82. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics83 → 41Awards82 → 41

Oscars4 won Director, Cinematography, Visual Effects, Original Score6 nominated Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Film Editing, Sound, Sound Editing

Golden Globes1 nominated Motion Picture

BAFTAs1 won 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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: Visual landmark, modest legacy.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.9 from 697kWikipedia79k views a monthAge14 years

Scored beside it · 718 of 3,430 films judged

55She's Gotta Have It (1986)

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52Finding Dory (2016)

52Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

52Big Hero 6 (2014)

52Lincoln (2012)

52Life of Pi (2012)

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 77 praise 90 legacy 52averages 73, which places it at25,533 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Tandon, Gautam Belur.