Synopsis
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.
Scores
Overall Score
79.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
73.1%
Review Aggregate
79.2
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 149 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, stylized. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
thin plotcharacter-drivenstylizedvisually strikingdarkthought-provokingemotionalpoliticalmacabresuspenseful
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Kidman | 2004 | $374,000 | $621,000 | (est) |
| Lauren Bacall | 2004 | $230,000 | $382,000 | (est) |
| Jean-Marc Barr | 2004 | $173,000 | $288,000 | (est) |
| Paul Bettany | 2004 | $142,000 | $235,000 | (est) |
| James Caan | 2004 | $121,000 | $201,000 | (est) |
| Patricia Clarkson | 2004 | $107,000 | $177,000 | (est) |
| Jeremy Davies | 2004 | $96,000 | $159,000 | (est) |
| Ben Gazzara | 2004 | $87,000 | $145,000 | (est) |
| Philip Baker Hall | 2004 | $80,000 | $133,000 | (est) |
| Chloë Sevigny | 2004 | $75,000 | $124,000 | (est) |
| Stellan Skarsgård | 2004 | $70,000 | $116,000 | (est) |
| Udo Kier | 2004 | $66,000 | $109,000 | (est) |
| Shauna Shim | 2004 | $62,000 | $103,000 | (est) |
| Bill Raymond | 2004 | $59,000 | $98,000 | (est) |
| Blair Brown | 2004 | $56,000 | $93,000 | (est) |
| Željko Ivanek | 2004 | $54,000 | $89,000 | (est) |
| Harriet Andersson | 2004 | $51,000 | $85,000 | (est) |
| Siobhan Fallon Hogan | 2004 | $49,000 | $82,000 | (est) |
| Cleo King | 2004 | $48,000 | $79,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score70.0
RT critic review count164
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes165,719
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2004 | $1,535,286 | $2,549,599 |
| International | 2004 | $15,145,550 | $25,151,715 |
| Worldwide | 2004 | $16,680,836 | $27,701,314 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2004 | $6,825,863 | $11,335,486 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2004 | $119,000 | $197,619 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2004 | $4,000 | $6,643 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2004 | $12,558,000 | $20,854,656 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2004 | $26,276,000 | $43,635,687 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2004 | $614,114 | $1,019,840 |
| Total Revenues | 2004 | $46,396,977 | $77,049,930 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2004 | $10,000,000 | $16,606,670 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2004 | $4,864,000 (est) | $8,077,484 (est) |
| Participations | 2004 | $3,712,000 | $6,164,396 |
| Residuals ? | 2004 | $2,900,000 | $4,815,934 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2004 | $2,000,000 | $3,321,334 |
| Total Expenses | 2004 | $23,476,000 | $38,985,819 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2004 | $22,920,977 | $38,064,111 |
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