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2006 · directed by John Lasseter · 117 min
24,995 feet · Prominence
492nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw75

$462m worldwide in 2006 — $756m in today's money.

As released$462mIn 2026 money$756mRank313 of 8,589In 20066 of 215

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Critics 74, awards 19. Half each, so Praise lands at 76.

Critics74 → 37Awards19 → 10

Oscars1 nominated Animated Feature
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: Merchandising juggernaut, permanent fixture for kids.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.3 from 529kWikipedia92k views a monthAge20 years

Scored beside it · 629 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 75 praise 76 legacy 55averages 69, which places it at24,995 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

Paul Newman21,962 ftTom Hanks21,581 ft