Back Roads

1981 | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Synopsis

A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.

Scores

Overall Score
28.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
12.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
37.5%
Review Aggregate
46.7

Critic Consensus

44.4% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 44% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, character-driven, romantic. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

darkcharacter-drivenromanticfunnyemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sally Field1981$792,000$2,734,000(est)
Tommy Lee Jones1981$488,000$1,683,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes1,151

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1981$11,809,387$40,754,727
International1981N/AN/A
Worldwide1981$11,809,387$40,754,727

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 Revenue1981$5,904,694$20,377,364
Digital Rentals ?1981N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1981N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1981$2,271,000$7,837,323
Physical Purchases ?1981$1,931,000$6,663,968
TV & Streaming Revenue1981$2,952,347$10,188,682
Total Revenues1981$13,059,040$45,067,337
Expenses
Budget ?1981$8,000,000$27,608,361
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1981$3,849,000 (est)$13,283,073 (est)
Participations1981$261,000$900,723
Residuals ?1981$444,000$1,532,264
Interest & Overhead1981$1,600,000$5,521,672
Total Expenses1981$14,154,000$48,846,092
Movie Net Profit or Loss1981$-1,094,960$-3,778,755

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