A Little Help

2011 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

A woman gets entangled in a series of bizarre lies in order to take care of herself and her 12-year-old son.

Scores

Overall Score
34.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
36.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
27.1%
Review Aggregate
40.5

Critic Consensus

40.5% Fresh • 42 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 40% of 42 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, emotional. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnyemotionaldarklightheartedcharacter-drivenrealisticromanticfamily-friendlymacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jenna Fischer2011$1,000$2,000(est)
Chris O'Donnell2011$1,000$1,000(est)
Rob Benedict2011$1,000$1,000(est)
Arden Myrin2011$0$1,000(est)
Daniel Yelsky2011$0$1,000(est)
Dion DiMucci2011$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count42
Rotten Tomatoes audience score30.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes3,633

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$96,868$135,116
International2011N/AN/A
Worldwide2011$96,868$135,116

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2011$48,434$67,558
Digital Rentals ?2011$1,496,000$2,086,684
Digital Purchases ?2011$481,000$670,919
Physical Rentals ?2011$2,737,000$3,817,683
Physical Purchases ?2011$6,527,000$9,104,134
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$48,434$67,558
Total Revenues2011$11,337,868$15,814,535
Expenses
Budget ?2011$250,000 (est)$348,711 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$80,000 (est)$111,587 (est)
Participations2011$454,000$633,258
Residuals ?2011$758,000$1,057,290
Interest & Overhead2011$50,000$69,742
Total Expenses2011$1,592,000$2,220,589
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$9,745,868$13,593,947

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