Defiance

2008 | Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War, Historical War, Past, World War II

Synopsis

Jewish brothers in German-occupied Eastern Europe escape into a Belorussian forest, where they join Russian resistance fighters, and endeavor to build a village, in order to protect themselves and about one thousand Jewish non-combatants.

Scores

Overall Score
84.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
84.8%
Review Aggregate
66.2

Critic Consensus

57.1% Fresh • 182 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 57% of 182 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, emotional, uplifting. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

historicalemotionalupliftingcharacter-drivenrealisticromanticstylizeddarkfamily-friendlypolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Daniel Craig2008$2,086,000$3,040,000(est)
Liev Schreiber2008$1,284,000$1,871,000(est)
Jamie Bell2008$967,000$1,409,000(est)
Alexa Davalos2008$791,000$1,152,000(est)
Allan Corduner2008$676,000$985,000(est)
Mark Feuerstein2008$595,000$867,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count187
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes159,421

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$28,644,812$41,736,542
International2008$22,617,938$32,955,165
Worldwide2008$51,262,752$74,691,710

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 Revenue2008$23,369,581$34,050,337
Digital Rentals ?2008$1,595,000$2,323,974
Digital Purchases ?2008$569,000$829,054
Physical Rentals ?2008$13,217,000$19,257,654
Physical Purchases ?2008$27,385,000$39,900,949
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$7,161,203$10,434,135
Total Revenues2008$73,296,784$106,796,103
Expenses
Budget ?2008$32,000,000$46,625,174
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$20,963,000 (est)$30,543,860 (est)
Participations2008$2,932,000$4,272,032
Residuals ?2008$3,424,000$4,988,894
Interest & Overhead2008$5,440,000$7,926,280
Total Expenses2008$64,759,000$94,356,238
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$8,537,784$12,439,865

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