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The Rock

1996 · directed by Michael Bay · 137 min
24,235 feet · Prominence
716th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw74

$335m worldwide in 1996 — $705m in today's money.

As released$335mIn 2026 money$705mRank356 of 8,589In 19964 of 170

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

Critics 67, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 68.

Critics67 → 34Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Sound
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.

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 · 814 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 74 praise 68 legacy 50averages 64, which places it at24,235 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

Sean Connery22,796 ftNicolas Cage22,470 ft