The Flat

2012 | Documentary, Foreign Language

Synopsis

As a documentarian cleans out the flat that belonged to his grandparents--both immigrants from Nazi Germany--he uncovers clues pointing to a complicated, shocking story.

Scores

Overall Score
46.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
33.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.5%
Review Aggregate
76.3

Critic Consensus

84.8% Fresh • 33 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 85% of 33 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, historical. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfamily-friendlyhistoricalpsychologicalupliftingstylizeddark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count33
Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes1,537

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$471,842$644,673
International2012$111,601$152,479
Worldwide2012$583,443$797,152

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 Revenue2012$280,561$383,328
Digital Rentals ?2012$2,379,000$3,250,402
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,070,000$1,461,929
Physical Rentals ?2012$3,771,000$5,152,277
Physical Purchases ?2012$9,316,000$12,728,350
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$198,174$270,763
Total Revenues2012$17,014,735$23,247,049
Expenses
Budget ?2012$398,000 (est)$543,783 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$401,000 (est)$547,882 (est)
Participations2012$681,000$930,443
Residuals ?2012$1,099,000$1,501,552
Interest & Overhead2012$79,600$108,757
Total Expenses2012$2,658,600$3,632,416
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$14,356,135$19,614,632

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