The Exception

2017 | Drama, History, Romance, War, Historical War, Past, World War I

Synopsis

A German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman during his investigation.

Scores

Overall Score
61.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
49.2%
Review Aggregate
70.5

Critic Consensus

75.4% Fresh • 61 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 61 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, historical, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romantichistoricalsuspensefulcharacter-driventhought-provokingemotionalpoliticalvisually strikingstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Lily James2017$8,000$10,000(est)
Jai Courtney2017$5,000$6,000(est)
Janet McTeer2017$4,000$5,000(est)
Christopher Plummer2017$3,000$4,000(est)
Ben Daniels2017$3,000$3,000(est)
Eddie Marsan2017$2,000$3,000(est)
Anton Lesser2017$2,000$3,000(est)
Mark Dexter2017$2,000$2,000(est)
Martin Savage2017$2,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count61
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes16,414

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$708,973$907,405
International2017$163,832$209,686
Worldwide2017$872,805$1,117,091

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 Revenue2017$420,019$537,577
Digital Rentals ?2017$2,564,000$3,281,627
Digital Purchases ?2017$2,862,000$3,663,033
Physical Rentals ?2017$1,913,000$2,448,422
Physical Purchases ?2017$5,494,000$7,031,693
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$297,769$381,110
Total Revenues2017$13,550,788$17,343,462
Expenses
Budget ?2017$960,000 (est)$1,228,690 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$698,000 (est)$893,360 (est)
Participations2017$542,000$693,698
Residuals ?2017$718,000$918,958
Interest & Overhead2017$192,000$245,738
Total Expenses2017$3,110,000$3,980,445
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$10,440,788$13,363,017

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