Shem

2006 | Drama, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

Daniel, a young and arrogant Londoner, is bored to death in his life. His jewish grandmother asks him to go through Europe in order to find his grandfather's grave. Not only will Daniel find his long lost grandfather's trace, but he also will understand his deep-rooted jewish culture...

Scores

Overall Score
9.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
3.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.8%
Review Aggregate
15.8

Critic Consensus

10.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 10% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, emotional. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score10.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score0.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating4.7
IMDb votes160

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$14,804$23,036
International2006N/AN/A
Worldwide2006$14,804$23,036

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 Revenue2006$7,402$11,518
Digital Rentals ?2006$43,000$66,910
Digital Purchases ?2006$13,000$20,229
Physical Rentals ?2006$1,372,000$2,134,903
Physical Purchases ?2006$3,236,000$5,035,383
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$75,000$116,704
Total Revenues2006$4,746,402$7,385,646
Expenses
Budget ?2006$250,000 (est)$389,013 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$80,000 (est)$124,484 (est)
Participations2006$190,000$295,650
Residuals ?2006$338,000$525,945
Interest & Overhead2006$50,000$77,803
Total Expenses2006$908,000$1,412,895
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$3,838,402$5,972,751

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