The Empty Mirror

1999 | Drama, History, War

Synopsis

Adolf Hitler faces himself and must come to terms with his infamous career in an imaginary post-war subterranean bunker where he reviews historical films, dictates his memoirs and encounters Eva Braun, Josef Göbbels, Hermann Göring, and Sigmund Freud.

Scores

Overall Score
19.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
7.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
5.0%
Review Aggregate
70.7

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize surreal, character-driven, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

surrealcharacter-drivenhistoricalemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Norman Rodway1999$0$0(est)
Joel Grey1999$0$0(est)
Camilla Soeberg1999$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes370

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$4,688$8,827
International1999N/AN/A
Worldwide1999$4,688$8,827

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 Revenue1999$2,344$4,414
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$511,000$962,189
Physical Purchases ?1999$660,000$1,242,749
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$75,000$141,221
Total Revenues1999$1,248,344$2,350,573
Expenses
Budget ?1999$250,000 (est)$470,738 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$80,000 (est)$150,636 (est)
Participations1999$25,000$47,074
Residuals ?1999$81,000$152,519
Interest & Overhead1999$50,000$94,148
Total Expenses1999$486,000$915,115
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$762,344$1,435,458

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