The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

2019 | Drama

Synopsis

A decade after the death of an American television star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he shared with him, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.

Scores

Overall Score
58.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
65.2%
Review Aggregate
41.8

Critic Consensus

18.8% Fresh • 32 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 19% of 32 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, pacing issues. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotemotionalpacing issuesstylizeduneven tonevisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kit Harington2019$26,000$32,000(est)
Natalie Portman2019$16,000$20,000(est)
Jacob Tremblay2019$12,000$15,000(est)
Susan Sarandon2019$10,000$12,000(est)
Kathy Bates2019$8,000$10,000(est)
Thandiwe Newton2019$7,000$9,000(est)
Ben Schnetzer2019$7,000$8,000(est)
Amara Karan2019$6,000$7,000(est)
Chris Zylka2019$6,000$7,000(est)
Jared Keeso2019$5,000$6,000(est)
Emily Hampshire2019$5,000$6,000(est)
Sarah Gadon2019$5,000$6,000(est)
Michael Gambon2019$4,000$5,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score19.0
RT critic review count32
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes8,132

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$152,713$187,353
International2019$3,173,651$3,893,525
Worldwide2019$3,326,364$4,080,878

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 Revenue2019$1,345,817$1,651,086
Digital Rentals ?2019$1,759,000$2,157,991
Digital Purchases ?2019$2,101,000$2,577,566
Physical Rentals ?2019$796,000$976,555
Physical Purchases ?2019$2,291,000$2,810,664
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$76,356$93,676
Total Revenues2019$8,369,173$10,267,539
Expenses
Budget ?2019$1,599,000 (est)$1,961,698 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$1,482,000 (est)$1,818,160 (est)
Participations2019$335,000$410,987
Residuals ?2019$338,000$414,668
Interest & Overhead2019$319,800$392,340
Total Expenses2019$4,073,800$4,997,853
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$4,295,373$5,269,686

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