The Captain

2018 | Drama, History, Thriller, War, Foreign Language, Historical War, Past, World War II

Synopsis

In the last moments of World War II, a young German airman fighting for survival finds a Luftwaffe captain's uniform. Impersonating an officer, the man quickly takes on the monstrous identity of the perpetrators he's escaping from.

Scores

Overall Score
68.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
55.9%
Review Aggregate
81.2

Critic Consensus

83.0% Fresh • 53 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 53 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, tragic, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

historicaltragicdarkrealisticcoming of agepoliticalsuspensefulscaryvisually strikingstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jayasurya2018$14,000$17,000(est)
Anu Sithara2018$8,000$11,000(est)
Renji Panicker2018$6,000$8,000(est)
Deepak Parambol2018$5,000$7,000(est)
Saiju Kurup2018$4,000$6,000(est)
Siddique2018$4,000$5,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score83.0
RT critic review count53
Rotten Tomatoes audience score85.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes23,355

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$109,226$136,456
International2018$1,087,992$1,359,232
Worldwide2018$1,197,218$1,495,688

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 Revenue2018$489,810$611,921
Digital Rentals ?2018$1,408,000$1,759,019
Digital Purchases ?2018$1,698,000$2,121,317
Physical Rentals ?2018$868,000$1,084,395
Physical Purchases ?2018$2,461,000$3,074,535
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$54,613$68,228
Total Revenues2018$6,979,423$8,719,414
Expenses
Budget ?2018$1,317,000 (est)$1,645,332 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$958,000 (est)$1,196,832 (est)
Participations2018$279,000$348,556
Residuals ?2018$332,000$414,769
Interest & Overhead2018$263,400$329,066
Total Expenses2018$3,149,400$3,934,555
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$3,830,023$4,784,859

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