Songs My Brothers Taught Me

2016 | Drama

Synopsis

Two siblings living on Pine Ridge Reservation face challenges after their father's death. The brother considers leaving for LA, but it would mean separating from his beloved sister.

Scores

Overall Score
46.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
39.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
36.3%
Review Aggregate
78.9

Critic Consensus

94.1% Fresh • 34 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 34 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, realistic, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenrealisticvisually strikingfamily-friendlyemotionalstylizedgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Reddy2016$10,000$13,000(est)
Jashaun St. John2016$6,000$8,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count34
Rotten Tomatoes audience score68.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes4,295

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$34,793$45,477
International2016$112,144$146,582
Worldwide2016$146,937$192,059

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$62,254$81,371
Digital Rentals ?2016$965,000$1,261,335
Digital Purchases ?2016$983,000$1,284,863
Physical Rentals ?2016$847,000$1,107,100
Physical Purchases ?2016$2,390,000$3,123,929
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$30,000$39,212
Total Revenues2016$5,277,254$6,897,811
Expenses
Budget ?2016$100,000$130,708
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$118,000 (est)$154,236 (est)
Participations2016$211,000$275,795
Residuals ?2016$292,000$381,668
Interest & Overhead2016$20,000$26,142
Total Expenses2016$741,000$968,549
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$4,536,254$5,929,262

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