Synopsis
A troubled young woman is encouraged by a teacher to enter a poetry contest.
Scores
Overall Score
46.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
40.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
39.9%
Review Aggregate
71.7
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 85 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
coming of agecharacter-drivenemotionalfamily-friendlyvisually strikingrealisticmacabreromanticgrittysurreal
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Strathairn | 2003 | $33,000 | $55,000 | (est) |
| Agnes Bruckner | 2003 | $20,000 | $34,000 | (est) |
| Margaret Colin | 2003 | $15,000 | $26,000 | (est) |
| Frances Fisher | 2003 | $12,000 | $21,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0
RT critic review count89
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes3,796
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2003 | $465,310 | $793,303 |
| International | 2003 | $11,241 | $19,165 |
| Worldwide | 2003 | $476,551 | $812,468 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2003 | $237,151 | $404,317 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2003 | $45,000 | $76,720 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2003 | $8,897,000 | $15,168,417 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2003 | $16,231,000 | $27,672,089 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2003 | $195,430 | $333,187 |
| Total Revenues | 2003 | $25,605,582 | $43,654,730 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2003 | $500,000 | $852,446 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2003 | $381,000 (est) | $649,564 (est) |
| Participations | 2003 | $1,024,000 | $1,745,809 |
| Residuals ? | 2003 | $1,862,000 | $3,174,507 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2003 | $100,000 | $170,489 |
| Total Expenses | 2003 | $3,867,000 | $6,592,814 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2003 | $21,738,582 | $37,061,916 |
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