Life During Wartime

2010 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos.

Scores

Overall Score
49.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
47.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.6%
Review Aggregate
60.0

Critic Consensus

67.3% Fresh • 104 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 104 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, thought-provoking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythin plotthought-provokingdarktragicfamily-friendlyrealisticlightheartedvisually strikingromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Shirley Henderson2010$166,000$239,000(est)
Ciarán Hinds2010$102,000$147,000(est)
Allison Janney2010$77,000$111,000(est)
Michael Lerner2010$63,000$91,000(est)
Chris Marquette2010$54,000$77,000(est)
Rich Pecci2010$47,000$68,000(est)
Charlotte Rampling2010$43,000$61,000(est)
Paul Reubens2010$39,000$56,000(est)
Ally Sheedy2010$36,000$51,000(est)
Dylan Riley Snyder2010$33,000$48,000(est)
Renée Taylor2010$31,000$45,000(est)
Michael K. Williams2010$29,000$42,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score68.0
RT critic review count105
Rotten Tomatoes audience score48.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes8,152

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$281,447$404,814
International2010$501,785$721,733
Worldwide2010$783,232$1,126,547

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 Revenue2010$341,438$491,100
Digital Rentals ?2010$2,123,000$3,053,577
Digital Purchases ?2010$619,000$890,327
Physical Rentals ?2010$4,983,000$7,167,204
Physical Purchases ?2010$11,163,000$16,056,089
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$126,651$182,166
Total Revenues2010$19,356,089$27,840,463
Expenses
Budget ?2010$4,500,000$6,472,490
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$627,000 (est)$901,834 (est)
Participations2010$774,000$1,113,268
Residuals ?2010$1,303,000$1,874,145
Interest & Overhead2010$900,000$1,294,498
Total Expenses2010$8,104,000$11,656,235
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$11,252,089$16,184,228

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