Peace Officer

2015 | Crime, Documentary

Synopsis

A look at the increasingly militarized state of American police told through the story of "Dub" Lawrence, a former sheriff who established his state's first SWAT team only to see it kill his son-in-law in a standoff 30 years later.

Scores

Overall Score
31.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
15.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
18.4%
Review Aggregate
91.0

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 28 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 28 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalsuspensefulthought-provokingaction-packedpoliticalcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
William J. "Dub" Lawrence2015$0$0(est)
Liz Wood2015$0$0(est)
Jerry Wood2015$0$0(est)
Nancy Lawrence2015$0$0(est)
Radley Balko2015$0$0(est)
Kara Dansky2015$0$0(est)
Sheriff Jim Winder2015$0$0(est)
Sheriff Todd Richardson2015$0$0(est)
Det. Jason Vanderwarf2015$0$0(est)
Officer Derek Draper2015$0$0(est)
Mike Stewart2015$0$0(est)
Chris Shaw2015$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count28
Rotten Tomatoes audience score92.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes496

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$26,632$35,251
International2015N/AN/A
Worldwide2015$26,632$35,251

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 Revenue2015$13,316$17,625
Digital Rentals ?2015$712,000$942,424
Digital Purchases ?2015$747,000$988,751
Physical Rentals ?2015$808,000$1,069,492
Physical Purchases ?2015$2,165,000$2,865,656
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$73,200$96,890
Total Revenues2015$4,518,516$5,980,838
Expenses
Budget ?2015$244,000 (est)$322,965 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$80,000 (est)$105,890 (est)
Participations2015$181,000$239,577
Residuals ?2015$259,000$342,820
Interest & Overhead2015$48,800$64,593
Total Expenses2015$812,800$1,075,845
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$3,705,716$4,904,992

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