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The Rock

1996 · directed by Michael Bay · 137 min
23,751 feet · Prominence
1,002nd of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw74

Lifetime worldwide gross $335m, re-releases included; about $705m in 2026 money.

Rank363 of 11,051In 19964 of 191

How Draw works

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

Praise68

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics67 baseAwards5 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 nominated Sound
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Criterion action film, still widely quoted.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.4 from 377kWikipedia47k views a monthAge30 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,061 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 74 praise 68 legacy 50averages 64, placing it at23,751 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

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