Knife + Heart

2019 | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Synopsis

Paris, summer 1979. Anne is a producer of cheap gay porn. When Lois, her editor and companion, leaves her, she attempts to get her back by making a more ambitious film with the flamboyant Archibald.

Scores

Overall Score
56.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
57.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
44.7%
Review Aggregate
73.5

Critic Consensus

80.7% Fresh • 83 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 81% of 83 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotvisually strikingstylizedsuspensefulemotionaldarksurrealpsychologicallightheartedgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Vanessa Paradis2019$196,000$240,000(est)
Nicolas Maury2019$120,000$148,000(est)
Kate Moran2019$91,000$111,000(est)
Jonathan Genet2019$74,000$91,000(est)
Romane Bohringer2019$63,000$78,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0
RT critic review count83
Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes5,942

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$32,516$39,892
International2019$309,331$379,496
Worldwide2019$341,847$419,388

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 Revenue2019$139,990$171,744
Digital Rentals ?2019$768,000$942,204
Digital Purchases ?2019$917,000$1,125,002
Physical Rentals ?2019$347,000$425,709
Physical Purchases ?2019$1,000,000$1,226,828
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$1,020,000$1,251,365
Total Revenues2019$4,191,990$5,142,853
Expenses
Budget ?2019$3,400,000$4,171,216
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$273,000 (est)$334,924 (est)
Participations2019$84,000$103,054
Residuals ?2019$190,000$233,097
Interest & Overhead2019$680,000$834,243
Total Expenses2019$4,627,000$5,676,535
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$-435,010$-533,682

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