Down for Life

2011 | Drama, Actual Events Adaptation

Synopsis

Based on a true story depicting a single dramatic day in the life of a Latina gang leader in South Central Los Angeles.

Scores

Overall Score
28.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
12.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
18.2%
Review Aggregate
85.2

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jessica Romero2011$0$1,000(est)
Danny Glover2011$0$0(est)
Snoop Dogg2011$0$0(est)
Elizabeth Peña2011$0$0(est)
Laz Alonso2011$0$0(est)
Kate del Castillo2011$0$0(est)
Emily Rios2011$0$0(est)
Lil Rob2011$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count4
Rotten Tomatoes audience score96.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes377

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$41,914$58,463
International2011N/AN/A
Worldwide2011$41,914$58,463

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 Revenue2011$20,957$29,232
Digital Rentals ?2011$863,000$1,203,749
Digital Purchases ?2011$277,000$386,371
Physical Rentals ?2011$1,578,000$2,201,061
Physical Purchases ?2011$3,764,000$5,250,186
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$75,000$104,613
Total Revenues2011$6,577,957$9,175,212
Expenses
Budget ?2011$250,000 (est)$348,711 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$80,000 (est)$111,587 (est)
Participations2011$263,000$366,843
Residuals ?2011$435,000$606,756
Interest & Overhead2011$50,000$69,742
Total Expenses2011$1,078,000$1,503,640
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$5,499,957$7,671,572

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