A Small Circle of Friends

1980 | Drama

Synopsis

Harvard in the 60's: a time of social upheaval and student unrest. Three students bond together, challenge the system, and begin to lose their ideals.

Scores

Overall Score
17.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
20.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
0.8%
Review Aggregate
39.2

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, character-driven, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Brad Davis1980$462,000$1,758,000(est)
Karen Allen1980$284,000$1,082,000(est)
Jameson Parker1980$214,000$815,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count3
Rotten Tomatoes audience score25.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes534

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1980$766,760$2,919,085
International1980N/AN/A
Worldwide1980$766,760$2,919,085

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 Revenue1980$383,380$1,459,542
Digital Rentals ?1980N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1980N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1980$11,000$41,877
Physical Purchases ?1980$10,000$38,070
TV & Streaming Revenue1980$306,704$1,167,634
Total Revenues1980$711,084$2,707,124
Expenses
Budget ?1980$6,000,000$22,842,232
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1980$613,000 (est)$2,333,715 (est)
Participations1980$14,000$53,299
Residuals ?1980$16,000$60,913
Interest & Overhead1980$1,200,000$4,568,446
Total Expenses1980$7,843,000$29,858,605
Movie Net Profit or Loss1980$-7,131,916$-27,151,480

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