Seed: The Untold Story

2016 | Documentary, Nature Theme

Synopsis

A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.

Scores

Overall Score
35.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
11.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
39.5%
Review Aggregate
85.2

Critic Consensus

92.9% Fresh • 14 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, gritty, scary. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikinggrittyscarycharacter-drivenemotionalthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Naveen Andrews2016$3,000$3,000(est)
Wrenn Schmidt2016$2,000$2,000(est)
Sonya Cassidy2016$1,000$2,000(est)
George Takei2016$1,000$1,000(est)
Tim Russ2016$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes396

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$207,825$271,645
International2016$1,755$2,294
Worldwide2016$209,580$273,939

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 Revenue2016$104,614$136,740
Digital Rentals ?2016$1,664,000$2,174,987
Digital Purchases ?2016$1,696,000$2,216,813
Physical Rentals ?2016$1,460,000$1,908,342
Physical Purchases ?2016$4,122,000$5,387,798
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$93,521$122,240
Total Revenues2016$9,140,136$11,946,919
Expenses
Budget ?2016$250,000 (est)$326,771 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$150,000 (est)$196,063 (est)
Participations2016$366,000$478,393
Residuals ?2016$513,000$670,534
Interest & Overhead2016$50,000$65,354
Total Expenses2016$1,329,000$1,737,114
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$7,811,136$10,209,806

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