Amira & Sam

2015 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

An army veteran's unlikely romance with an Iraqi immigrant is put to the test when she is faced with the prospect of deportation.

Scores

Overall Score
35.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
32.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
20.3%
Review Aggregate
70.9

Critic Consensus

79.3% Fresh • 29 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 29 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, lighthearted, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticlightheartedcharacter-drivengrittypoliticalemotionalrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Martin Starr2015$0$1,000(est)
Dina Shihabi2015$0$0(est)
Paul Wesley2015$0$0(est)
Laith Nakli2015$0$0(est)
David Rasche2015$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count29
Rotten Tomatoes audience score68.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes2,755

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$31,849$42,156
International2015N/AN/A
Worldwide2015$31,849$42,156

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 Revenue2015$15,924$21,078
Digital Rentals ?2015$863,000$1,142,292
Digital Purchases ?2015$905,000$1,197,884
Physical Rentals ?2015$979,000$1,295,832
Physical Purchases ?2015$2,623,000$3,471,878
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$75,000$99,272
Total Revenues2015$5,460,924$7,228,236
Expenses
Budget ?2015$250,000 (est)$330,907 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$80,000 (est)$105,890 (est)
Participations2015$218,000$288,551
Residuals ?2015$316,000$418,267
Interest & Overhead2015$50,000$66,181
Total Expenses2015$914,000$1,209,797
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$4,546,924$6,018,440

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