Flashbacks of a Fool

2008 | Drama

Synopsis

A fading Hollywood star looks back at the days of his youth as he returns home from his best friend's funeral.

Scores

Overall Score
48.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
48.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
47.8%
Review Aggregate
51.2

Critic Consensus

40.9% Fresh • 22 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 41% of 22 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, family-friendly, visually striking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

emotionalfamily-friendlyvisually strikingsatiricalcoming of agetragicstylizedcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Daniel Craig2008$9,000$14,000(est)
Harry Eden2008$6,000$8,000(est)
Eve2008$4,000$6,000(est)
Jodhi May2008$4,000$5,000(est)
Helen McCrory2008$3,000$4,000(est)
Mark Strong2008$3,000$4,000(est)
Olivia Williams2008$2,000$4,000(est)
James D'Arcy2008$2,000$3,000(est)
Claire Forlani2008$2,000$3,000(est)
Emilia Fox2008$2,000$3,000(est)
Keeley Hawes2008$2,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score41.0
RT critic review count22
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes13,225

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$1,664$2,425
International2008$1,115,605$1,625,477
Worldwide2008$1,117,269$1,627,902

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$447,074$651,403
Digital Rentals ?2008$13,000$18,941
Digital Purchases ?2008$5,000$7,285
Physical Rentals ?2008$105,000$152,989
Physical Purchases ?2008$219,000$319,091
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$368,700$537,209
Total Revenues2008$1,157,774$1,686,919
Expenses
Budget ?2008$1,229,000 (est)$1,790,698 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$423,000 (est)$616,327 (est)
Participations2008$23,000$33,512
Residuals ?2008$39,000$56,824
Interest & Overhead2008$245,800$358,140
Total Expenses2008$1,959,800$2,855,500
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$-802,026$-1,168,581

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