Synopsis
Lucille and Irja are retired residents of Sunset Hall, a Los Angeles home for the elderly. Residents of Sunset Hall are retired radicals; they have retired from work but not from protesting against injustice. Bitter Lucille considers herself a realist. Wheelchair-bound Irja is sunny and optimistic. Lucille was raised a Jew but always aspired to assimilate. Irja wants to explore all sorts of new traditions. Through the lives of these women, Sunset Story shows the life at Sunset Hall: teachers, a dancer, an engineer, a social worker, and others, all living out their golden years in a unique environment.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
62.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.1%
Critic Consensus
98.2% Fresh • 110 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 98% of 110 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, satirical, noir. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
darksatiricalnoirfunnytragicvisually strikingcharacter-drivenemotionalhistoricalscary
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| William Holden | 2005 | $84,000 | $135,000 | (est) |
| Gloria Swanson | 2005 | $52,000 | $83,000 | (est) |
| Erich von Stroheim | 2005 | $39,000 | $63,000 | (est) |
| Nancy Olson | 2005 | $32,000 | $51,000 | (est) |
| Fred Clark | 2005 | $27,000 | $44,000 | (est) |
| Lloyd Gough | 2005 | $24,000 | $39,000 | (est) |
| Jack Webb | 2005 | $22,000 | $35,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score98.0
RT critic review count123
Rotten Tomatoes audience score95.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.8
IMDb votes150
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2005 | $17,508 | $28,122 |
| International | 2005 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2005 | $17,508 | $28,122 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2005 | $8,754 | $14,061 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2005 | $37,000 | $59,431 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2005 | $6,000 | $9,637 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2005 | $2,046,000 | $3,286,381 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2005 | $4,912,000 | $7,889,884 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2005 | $525,000 | $843,280 |
| Total Revenues | 2005 | $7,534,754 | $12,102,674 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2005 | $1,750,000 | $2,810,932 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2005 | $80,000 (est) | $128,500 (est) |
| Participations | 2005 | $301,000 | $483,480 |
| Residuals ? | 2005 | $533,000 | $856,130 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2005 | $350,000 | $562,186 |
| Total Expenses | 2005 | $3,014,000 | $4,841,228 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2005 | $4,520,754 | $7,261,447 |
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Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $94,000, DVD $4,806,000, BluRay $12,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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