Martha & Ethel

1995 | Biography, Documentary

Synopsis

The story of 2 lifelong nannies and the two families they worked for in Manhattan and Greenwich, Connecticut from the 1940's up to the 1990's. A film that shows the flip side of the privileged lifestyle.

Scores

Overall Score
21.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
0.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
8.8%
Review Aggregate
89.2

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Martha Kneifel1995$2,000$4,000(est)
Ethel Edwards1995$1,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count5
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes68

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$91,874$189,113
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$91,874$189,113

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 Revenue1995$45,937$94,557
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$1,779,000$3,661,892
Physical Purchases ?1995$1,833,000$3,773,045
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$45,937$94,557
Total Revenues1995$3,703,874$7,624,050
Expenses
Budget ?1995$250,000 (est)$514,600 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$80,000 (est)$164,672 (est)
Participations1995$148,000$304,643
Residuals ?1995$260,000$535,184
Interest & Overhead1995$50,000$102,920
Total Expenses1995$788,000$1,622,018
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$2,915,874$6,002,032

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