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Shallow Grave

1994 · directed by Danny Boyle · 93 min
22,416 feet · Prominence
1,546th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw48

$20m worldwide in 1994 — $44m in today's money.

As released$20mIn 2026 money$44mRank4,004 of 8,589In 199476 of 155

How Draw works

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

Praise74

Critics 71, awards 27. Half each, so Praise lands at 74.

Critics71 → 35Awards27 → 13

BAFTAs1 won British Film
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.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Criterion Boyle debut, sharp cult.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb7.2 from 70kWikipedia11k views a monthAge32 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,401 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 48 praise 74 legacy 38averages 53, which places it at22,416 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox, Ken Stott.