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2023 · directed by Ben Affleck · 112 min
23,263 feet · Prominence
1,251st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

Lifetime worldwide gross $90m, re-releases included; about $98m in 2026 money.

Rank2,991 of 11,051In 202347 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.

Praise85

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics83 baseAwards21 signal → +2 lift

Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
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: Watched widely, thin cultural footprint.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.4 from 191kWikipedia51k views a monthAge3 years

Scored beside it · 1,577 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 54 praise 85 legacy 42averages 60, placing it at23,263 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Matt Damon▲ Chris Messina

In these careers — elevation for this film

Matt Damon20,717 ftBen Affleck19,255 ftViola Davis19,141 ftJason Bateman18,725 ftChris Messina18,420 ftChris Tucker18,386 ftMarlon Wayans17,648 ftBarbara Sukowa17,638 ft