Free Men

2012 | Drama, History, Romance, War, Foreign Language, Historical War, Past, World War II

Synopsis

In Paris during World War II, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man.

Scores

Overall Score
43.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
24.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
51.9%
Review Aggregate
69.7

Critic Consensus

76.5% Fresh • 34 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 76% of 34 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, thought-provoking, psychological. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

historicalthought-provokingpsychologicaldarkcharacter-drivenromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tahar Rahim2012$20,000$28,000(est)
Michael Lonsdale2012$12,000$17,000(est)
Mahmoud Shalaby (fr)2012$9,000$13,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score76.0
RT critic review count34
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes1,495

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$53,810$73,520
International2012$1,138,841$1,555,986
Worldwide2012$1,192,651$1,629,506

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 Revenue2012$482,441$659,154
Digital Rentals ?2012$1,258,000$1,718,792
Digital Purchases ?2012$565,000$771,953
Physical Rentals ?2012$1,994,000$2,724,381
Physical Purchases ?2012$4,925,000$6,728,974
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$353,400$482,847
Total Revenues2012$9,577,841$13,086,101
Expenses
Budget ?2012$1,178,000 (est)$1,609,489 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$896,000 (est)$1,224,195 (est)
Participations2012$383,000$523,289
Residuals ?2012$588,000$803,378
Interest & Overhead2012$235,600$321,898
Total Expenses2012$3,280,600$4,482,248
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$6,297,241$8,603,852

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