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Rabbit-Proof Fence

2002 · directed by Phillip Noyce · 94 min
22,896 feet · Prominence
1,463rd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw45

Lifetime worldwide gross $16m, re-releases included; about $30m in 2026 money.

Rank5,262 of 11,051In 2002139 of 253

How Draw works

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

Praise84

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards2 signal → +0 lift

Golden Globes1 nominated Original Score
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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Curriculum staple, historical weight.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.4 from 31kWikipedia9k views a monthAge24 years

Scored beside it · 1,606 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 45 praise 84 legacy 42averages 57, placing it at22,896 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

David Gulpilil18,193 ftJason Clarke17,897 ftKenneth Branagh17,651 ft