Close Call

2004 | Action, Crime, Drama

Synopsis

In Los Angeles, the young Jenny has a nice childhood with her Korean parents Joanne and David Kim. However, after the divorce of her parents, the judge gives her custody to her selfish mother that neglects Jenny while the disappointed David returns to Seoul. Six years later, Jenny is a troubled and reckless teenager expelled from the public school that has easy sex and uses drugs and booze, and her best friend is the orphan drug dealer Becky. The lawyer Elliot Krasner decides to call his former friend David to tell him about the self-destructive behavior of Jenny, and David returns to Los Angeles. He brings Jenny to live with him and support her, but the lack of emotional structure of Jenny imposes tough difficulties for their relationship.

Scores

Overall Score
23.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
10.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
9.9%
Review Aggregate
77.5

Critic Consensus

90.9% Fresh • 154 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 91% of 154 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingcoming of agerealisticlightheartedtragicgrittystylizedthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Annie Lee2004N/AN/AN/A
Philip Moon2004N/AN/AN/A
Christine Ma2004N/AN/AN/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score91.0
RT critic review count154
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating4.0
IMDb votes142

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$12,077$20,056
International2004N/AN/A
Worldwide2004$12,077$20,056

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 Revenue2004$6,038$10,028
Digital Rentals ?2004$11,000$18,267
Digital Purchases ?2004$0$0
Physical Rentals ?2004$1,154,000$1,916,410
Physical Purchases ?2004$2,415,000$4,010,511
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$75,000$124,550
Total Revenues2004$3,661,038$6,079,766
Expenses
Budget ?2004$250,000 (est)$415,167 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$80,000 (est)$132,853 (est)
Participations2004$146,000$242,457
Residuals ?2004$259,000$430,113
Interest & Overhead2004$50,000$83,033
Total Expenses2004$785,000$1,303,624
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$2,876,038$4,776,142

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