A Show of Force

1990 | Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

An American journalist in Puerto Rico in 1978 investigates the death of nationalists who may have been murdered by the police.

Scores

Overall Score
13.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
9.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
5.6%
Review Aggregate
36.7

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, suspenseful, emotional. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

character-drivensuspensefulemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Amy Irving1990$863,000$2,071,000(est)
Andy Garcia1990$531,000$1,275,000(est)
Lou Diamond Phillips1990$400,000$960,000(est)
Robert Duvall1990$327,000$785,000(est)
Kevin Spacey1990$280,000$671,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count2
Rotten Tomatoes audience score25.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.3
IMDb votes883

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1990$91,578$219,801
International1990N/AN/A
Worldwide1990$91,578$219,801

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 Revenue1990$45,789$109,901
Digital Rentals ?1990N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1990N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1990$1,252,000$3,004,992
Physical Purchases ?1990$679,000$1,629,704
TV & Streaming Revenue1990$45,789$109,901
Total Revenues1990$2,022,578$4,854,497
Expenses
Budget ?1990$12,000,000$28,801,836
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1990$80,000 (est)$192,012 (est)
Participations1990$40,000$96,006
Residuals ?1990$136,000$326,421
Interest & Overhead1990$2,400,000$5,760,367
Total Expenses1990$14,656,000$35,176,643
Movie Net Profit or Loss1990$-12,633,422$-30,322,146

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