Synopsis
The intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened, Léo approaches Sophie, Rémi's mother. "Close" is a film about friendship and responsibility.
Scores
Overall Score
76.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.1%
Review Aggregate
87.0
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 50 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, coming of age, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
emotionalcoming of agecharacter-drivenrealisticvisually strikingtragicgrittythought-provokingdark
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Dambrine | 2023 | $75,000 | $77,000 | (est) |
| Gustav De Waele | 2023 | $46,000 | $47,000 | (est) |
| Émilie Dequenne | 2023 | $35,000 | $36,000 | (est) |
| Léa Drucker | 2023 | $28,000 | $29,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score91.0
RT critic review count154
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.8
IMDb votes44,889
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2023 | $1,100,113 | $1,132,607 |
| International | 2023 | $4,115,931 | $4,237,504 |
| Worldwide | 2023 | $5,216,044 | $5,370,112 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2023 | $2,196,429 | $2,261,305 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2023 | $3,393,000 | $3,493,220 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2023 | $5,218,000 | $5,372,125 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2023 | $747,000 | $769,064 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2023 | $2,236,000 | $2,302,045 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2023 | $440,045 | $453,043 |
| Total Revenues | 2023 | $14,230,474 | $14,650,803 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2023 | $3,851,000 (est) | $3,964,748 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2023 | $4,165,000 (est) | $4,288,023 (est) |
| Participations | 2023 | $569,000 | $585,807 |
| Residuals ? | 2023 | $471,000 | $484,912 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2023 | $770,200 | $792,950 |
| Total Expenses | 2023 | $9,826,200 | $10,116,439 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2023 | $4,404,274 | $4,534,364 |
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