Synopsis
After wandering off during a White House tour, two high school girls inadvertently become Richard Nixon's top secret advisers at the height of the Watergate scandal.
Scores
Overall Score
63.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
65.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
60.1%
Review Aggregate
62.5
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 75% of 67 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, satirical, coming of age. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
funnysatiricalcoming of agepoliticalcharacter-drivenhistoricaldarkrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsten Dunst | 1999 | $935,000 | $1,760,000 | (est) |
| Michelle Williams | 1999 | $575,000 | $1,083,000 | (est) |
| Dave Foley | 1999 | $433,000 | $816,000 | (est) |
| Harry Shearer | 1999 | $354,000 | $667,000 | (est) |
| Dan Hedaya | 1999 | $303,000 | $570,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count73
Rotten Tomatoes audience score53.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes22,384
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1999 | $6,262,878 | $11,792,706 |
| International | 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1999 | $6,263,240 | $11,793,388 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1999 | $3,131,439 | $5,896,353 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1999 | $15,376,000 | $28,952,289 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1999 | $19,874,000 | $37,421,813 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1999 | $1,503,091 | $2,830,250 |
| Total Revenues | 1999 | $39,884,530 | $75,100,704 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1999 | $13,000,000 | $24,478,392 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1999 | $3,944,000 (est) | $7,426,368 (est) |
| Participations | 1999 | $1,595,000 | $3,003,310 |
| Residuals ? | 1999 | $2,672,000 | $5,031,251 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1999 | $2,600,000 | $4,895,678 |
| Total Expenses | 1999 | $23,811,000 | $44,834,999 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1999 | $16,073,530 | $30,265,705 |
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 | Elvis & Nixon | 2016 | Shared genres: 7 | 61.7 | $1,172,016 |
 | Our Nixon | 2013 | Shared genres: 7 | 33.0 | $4,253,292 |
 | Dave | 1993 | Shared genres: 6 | 82.4 | $74,418,034 |
 | Man of the Year | 2006 | Shared genres: 6 | 71.4 | $26,975,577 |
 | American Dreamz | 2006 | Shared genres: 6 | 64.2 | $14,927,663 |