Saint Omer

2023 | Drama

Synopsis

Follows Rama, a novelist who attends the trial of Laurence Coly at the Saint-Omer Criminal Court to use her story to write a modern-day adaptation of the ancient myth of Medea, but things don't go as expected.

Scores

Overall Score
56.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
54.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
48.6%
Review Aggregate
74.6

Critic Consensus

94.9% Fresh • 138 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 138 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, visually striking, tragic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalvisually strikingtragicpsychologicalcharacter-driventhought-provokingsurrealgrittystylizedpolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kayije Kagame2023$9,000$10,000(est)
Guslagie Malanda2023$6,000$6,000(est)
Valérie Dréville2023$4,000$5,000(est)
Aurélia Petit2023$4,000$4,000(est)
Xavier Maly2023$3,000$3,000(est)
Robert Canterella2023$3,000$3,000(est)
Salimata Kamate2023$2,000$2,000(est)
Thomas de Pourquery2023$2,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score95.0
RT critic review count138
Rotten Tomatoes audience score56.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes6,059

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2023$213,953$220,273
International2023$739,549$761,393
Worldwide2023$953,502$981,666

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 Revenue2023$402,796$414,694
Digital Rentals ?2023$2,038,000$2,098,197
Digital Purchases ?2023$3,133,000$3,225,540
Physical Rentals ?2023$449,000$462,262
Physical Purchases ?2023$1,342,000$1,381,639
TV & Streaming Revenue2023$106,976$110,136
Total Revenues2023$7,471,773$7,692,468
Expenses
Budget ?2023$1,049,000 (est)$1,079,985 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2023$763,000 (est)$785,537 (est)
Participations2023$299,000$307,832
Residuals ?2023$272,000$280,034
Interest & Overhead2023$209,800$215,997
Total Expenses2023$2,592,800$2,669,384
Movie Net Profit or Loss2023$4,878,973$5,023,084

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