The Conversation

2022 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

Scores

Overall Score
61.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
31.3%
Review Aggregate
84.5

Critic Consensus

92.9% Fresh • 126 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 126 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize psychological, suspenseful, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

psychologicalsuspensefulstylizedcharacter-drivendarkgrittythought-provokingvisually strikingpoliticalrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gene Hackman2022$92,000$99,000(est)
John Cazale2022$57,000$61,000(est)
Allen Garfield2022$43,000$46,000(est)
Cindy Williams2022$35,000$37,000(est)
Frederic Forrest2022$30,000$32,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count139
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes191

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$108,476$116,259
International2022N/AN/A
Worldwide2022$108,476$116,259

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 Revenue2022$54,238$58,129
Digital Rentals ?2022$2,218,000$2,377,132
Digital Purchases ?2022$3,347,000$3,587,133
Physical Rentals ?2022$603,000$646,263
Physical Purchases ?2022$1,854,000$1,987,017
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$54,238$58,129
Total Revenues2022$8,130,476$8,713,803
Expenses
Budget ?2022$1,600,000$1,714,793
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$87,000 (est)$93,242 (est)
Participations2022$325,000$348,317
Residuals ?2022$330,000$353,676
Interest & Overhead2022$320,000$342,959
Total Expenses2022$2,662,000$2,852,987
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$5,468,476$5,860,816

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