Heartbeat Detector

2008 | Drama, History, Music, War, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A psychologist discovers troubling links between Nazism and modern-day big business.

Scores

Overall Score
38.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
22.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
44.9%
Review Aggregate
64.3

Critic Consensus

79.2% Fresh • 24 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 24 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, character-driven, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darkcharacter-drivensuspensefulpsychologicalsatiricalhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count25
Rotten Tomatoes audience score48.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes1,260

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$5,309$7,735
International2008$687,266$1,001,372
Worldwide2008$692,575$1,009,107

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$277,561$404,416
Digital Rentals ?2008$64,000$93,250
Digital Purchases ?2008$23,000$33,512
Physical Rentals ?2008$534,000$778,058
Physical Purchases ?2008$1,107,000$1,612,940
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$228,600$333,079
Total Revenues2008$2,234,161$3,255,254
Expenses
Budget ?2008$762,000 (est)$1,110,262 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$398,000 (est)$579,901 (est)
Participations2008$45,000$65,567
Residuals ?2008$127,000$185,044
Interest & Overhead2008$152,400$222,052
Total Expenses2008$1,484,400$2,162,825
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$749,761$1,092,429

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