Synopsis
A documentary on the remarkable life of Ruth Gruber. At 97 years old, Brooklyn-born Ruth still has that same sharp intellect and moxie that propelled her to become the world's youngest PhD at age 20. At age 24, she became a New York Herald Tribune reporter and photographer and the same year was the first journalist to enter the Soviet Arctic. A trusted member of the Roosevelt Administration during WWII, she was given a dangerous secret mission. A feminist before feminism, Ruth was never just an observer, she was a participant in the making of history. Ruth covered the turbulent Middle East throughout the 1940's, and the film combines verité footage of Ruth traveling back to Israel, with interviews and archival material.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
3.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
21.0%
Critic Consensus
90.9% Fresh • 11 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 91% of 11 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize uplifting, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
upliftingcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score91.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating7.9
IMDb votes83
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2010 | $33,024 | $47,499 |
| International | 2010 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2010 | $33,024 | $47,499 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2010 | $16,512 | $23,750 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2010 | $752,000 | $1,081,625 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2010 | $219,000 | $314,995 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2010 | $1,765,000 | $2,538,654 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2010 | $3,953,000 | $5,685,723 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2010 | $73,200 | $105,286 |
| Total Revenues | 2010 | $6,778,712 | $9,750,032 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2010 | $244,000 (est) | $350,953 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2010 | $80,000 (est) | $115,066 (est) |
| Participations | 2010 | $271,000 | $389,788 |
| Residuals ? | 2010 | $457,000 | $657,317 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2010 | $48,800 | $70,191 |
| Total Expenses | 2010 | $1,100,800 | $1,583,315 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2010 | $5,677,912 | $8,166,717 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $3,213,000, BluRay $741,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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