The Catcher Was a Spy

2018 | Biography, Drama, War

Synopsis

Former Major League Baseball player Moe Berg goes undercover in World War II Europe for the Office of Strategic Services.

Scores

Overall Score
58.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
68.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
54.0%
Review Aggregate
46.8

Critic Consensus

32.0% Fresh • 75 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 32% of 75 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, thin plot, character-driven. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

historicalthin plotcharacter-drivenlighthearteduneven tonevisually strikingnoiraction-packedpacing issuesstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Paul Rudd2018$9,000$11,000(est)
Mark Strong2018$5,000$7,000(est)
Sienna Miller2018$4,000$5,000(est)
Jeff Daniels2018$3,000$4,000(est)
Tom Wilkinson2018$3,000$4,000(est)
Giancarlo Giannini2018$3,000$3,000(est)
Hiroyuki Sanada2018$2,000$3,000(est)
Guy Pearce2018$2,000$3,000(est)
Paul Giamatti2018$2,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score32.0
RT critic review count75
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes13,287

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$725,223$906,023
International2018$228,730$285,753
Worldwide2018$953,953$1,191,776

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$454,104$567,313
Digital Rentals ?2018$2,473,000$3,089,526
Digital Purchases ?2018$2,982,000$3,725,422
Physical Rentals ?2018$1,523,000$1,902,689
Physical Purchases ?2018$4,321,000$5,398,239
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$304,594$380,530
Total Revenues2018$12,057,697$15,063,718
Expenses
Budget ?2018$1,049,000 (est)$1,310,519 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$763,000 (est)$953,218 (est)
Participations2018$482,000$602,164
Residuals ?2018$600,000$749,582
Interest & Overhead2018$209,800$262,104
Total Expenses2018$3,103,800$3,877,587
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$8,953,897$11,186,131

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