Cowards Bend the Knee

2004 | Drama, Romance

Synopsis

It's time for hockey! There's no telling what will happen when the Winnipeg Maroons' own star player Guy becomes embroiled in the twisted lives of Meta, a vengeful Chinoise, and her hairdresser/abortionist mother Liliom. Innocent Veronica, caught in the middle, is treated to both services! Meanwhile poor, dithering, cowardly Guy can only stand by and watch.

Scores

Overall Score
36.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
29.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
15.8%
Review Aggregate
86.0

Critic Consensus

94.7% Fresh • 19 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize surreal, visually striking, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

surrealvisually strikingstylizeddarksuspensefulcharacter-drivenromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score95.0
RT critic review count20
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes1,534

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$25,860$42,945
International2004N/AN/A
Worldwide2004$25,860$42,945

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$12,930$21,472
Digital Rentals ?2004$21,000$34,874
Digital Purchases ?2004$1,000$1,661
Physical Rentals ?2004$2,230,000$3,703,287
Physical Purchases ?2004$4,667,000$7,750,333
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$75,000$124,550
Total Revenues2004$7,006,930$11,636,177
Expenses
Budget ?2004$250,000 (est)$415,167 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$80,000 (est)$132,853 (est)
Participations2004$280,000$464,987
Residuals ?2004$506,000$840,297
Interest & Overhead2004$50,000$83,033
Total Expenses2004$1,166,000$1,936,338
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$5,840,930$9,699,840

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