Synopsis
Dying to Know is an intimate portrait celebrating two very complex controversial characters in an epic friendship that shaped a generation. In the early 1960s Harvard psychology professors Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert began probing the edges of consciousness through their experiments with psychedelics. Leary became the LSD guru, asking us to think for ourselves, igniting a global counter-cultural movement and landing in prison after Nixon called him 'the most dangerous man in America'. Alpert journeyed to the East becoming Ram Dass, a spiritual teacher for an entire generation who continues in his 80s teaching service through compassion. With interviews spanning 50 years the film invites us into the future encouraging us to ponder questions about life, drugs & the biggest mystery of all: death.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
16.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
15.2%
Critic Consensus
77.8% Fresh • 9 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 78% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, uplifting, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
lightheartedupliftingromantichistoricalcharacter-drivenemotional
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score78.0
RT critic review count9
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes519
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2017 | $16,397 | $20,986 |
| International | 2017 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2017 | $16,397 | $20,986 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2017 | $8,198 | $10,493 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2017 | $519,000 | $664,261 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2017 | $579,000 | $741,054 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2017 | $387,000 | $495,316 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2017 | $1,111,000 | $1,421,953 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2017 | $73,500 | $94,072 |
| Total Revenues | 2017 | $2,677,698 | $3,427,148 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2017 | $245,000 (est) | $313,572 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2017 | $80,000 (est) | $102,391 (est) |
| Participations | 2017 | $107,000 | $136,948 |
| Residuals ? | 2017 | $139,000 | $177,904 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2017 | $49,000 | $62,714 |
| Total Expenses | 2017 | $620,000 | $793,529 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2017 | $2,057,698 | $2,633,619 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $717,000, BluRay $394,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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