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Children of Men

2006 · directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 109 min
25,777 feet · Prominence
284th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw56

Lifetime worldwide gross $71m, re-releases included; about $116m in 2026 money.

Rank2,660 of 11,051In 200676 of 303

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics88 baseAwards27 signal → +2 lift

Oscars3 nominated Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing
BAFTAs1 won Cinematography1 nominated Craft and other
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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so there is little headroom for awards to claim. The score is the critics' verdict, nearly untouched.

Legacy70

Judged directly: Influential dystopia, admired long take.

Verdict70 of 100IMDb7.9 from 558kWikipedia82k views a monthAge20 years

Scored beside it · 302 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 56 praise 90 legacy 70averages 72, placing it at25,777 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

▲ Clive Owen▲ Clare-Hope Ashitey

In these careers — elevation for this film

Clive Owen20,263 ftMichael Caine18,759 ftJulianne Moore18,596 ftChiwetel Ejiofor18,501 ftClare-Hope Ashitey18,179 ftCharlie Hunnam18,061 ftDanny Huston17,854 ftPeter Mullan17,654 ft