Palindromes

2005 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her family, friends and neighbors.

Scores

Overall Score
50.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
45.2%
Review Aggregate
58.1

Critic Consensus

42.3% Fresh • 111 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 42% of 111 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, satirical, thought-provoking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsatiricalthought-provokingemotionalfunnymacabrecoming of agedarkvisually strikinglighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Matthew Faber2005$6,000$10,000(est)
Ellen Barkin2005$4,000$6,000(est)
Emani Sledge2005$3,000$5,000(est)
Valerie Shusterov2005$2,000$4,000(est)
Hannah Freiman2005$2,000$3,000(est)
Rachel Corr2005$2,000$3,000(est)
Will Denton2005$2,000$3,000(est)
Sharon Wilkins2005$1,000$2,000(est)
Shayna Levine2005$1,000$2,000(est)
Jennifer Jason Leigh2005$1,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score43.0
RT critic review count117
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes13,270

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$553,368$888,846
International2005$153,901$247,203
Worldwide2005$707,269$1,136,049

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 Revenue2005$338,244$543,304
Digital Rentals ?2005$154,000$247,362
Digital Purchases ?2005$24,000$38,550
Physical Rentals ?2005$8,596,000$13,807,298
Physical Purchases ?2005$20,635,000$33,144,904
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$232,415$373,315
Total Revenues2005$29,979,659$48,154,733
Expenses
Budget ?2005$778,000 (est)$1,249,660 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$566,000 (est)$909,136 (est)
Participations2005$2,398,000$3,851,780
Residuals ?2005$2,173,000$3,490,374
Interest & Overhead2005$155,600$249,932
Total Expenses2005$6,070,600$9,750,882
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$23,909,059$38,403,851

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