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The Tree of Life

2011 · directed by Terrence Malick · 139 min
24,544 feet · Prominence
610th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw53

$55m worldwide in 2011 — $80m in today's money.

As released$55mIn 2026 money$80mRank3,032 of 8,589In 201196 of 242

How Draw works

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

Praise89

Critics 86, awards 42. Half each, so Praise lands at 89.

Critics86 → 43Awards42 → 21

Oscars3 nominated Picture, Director, 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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Criterion and Sight and Sound, divisive canon.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb6.8 from 192kWikipedia34k views a monthAge15 years

On the listsCriterion CollectionSight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 647 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 53 praise 89 legacy 55averages 66, which places it at24,544 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

Brad Pitt22,164 ft