The Free Speech Apocalypse

2015 | Documentary

Synopsis

Pastor invited to university lectures on traditional marriage faces protests from students who consider his views hate speech. Documentary exposes strategies against traditional values and erosion of free speech rights.

Scores

Overall Score
59.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
4.3%
Review Aggregate
79.2

Critic Consensus

90.3% Fresh • 145 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 145 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, surreal, thought-provoking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingsurrealthought-provokingmacabreromanticemotionalcharacter-drivenscarypoliticalpsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Marlon Brando2015$1,771,000$2,345,000(est)
Robert Duvall2015$1,090,000$1,443,000(est)
Martin Sheen2015$821,000$1,087,000(est)
Frederic Forrest2015$671,000$888,000(est)
Albert Hall2015$574,000$760,000(est)
Sam Bottoms2015$505,000$669,000(est)
Larry Fishburne2015$454,000$600,000(est)
Dennis Hopper2015$413,000$547,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count147
Rotten Tomatoes audience score94.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating4.1
IMDb votes276

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$3,726$4,932
International2015N/AN/A
Worldwide2015$3,726$4,932

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 Revenue2015$1,863$2,466
Digital Rentals ?2015$142,000$187,955
Digital Purchases ?2015$149,000$197,221
Physical Rentals ?2015$161,000$213,104
Physical Purchases ?2015$433,000$573,131
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$75,000$99,272
Total Revenues2015$961,863$1,273,149
Expenses
Budget ?2015$250,000 (est)$330,907 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$80,000 (est)$105,890 (est)
Participations2015$19,000$25,149
Residuals ?2015$51,000$67,505
Interest & Overhead2015$50,000$66,181
Total Expenses2015$450,000$595,633
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$511,863$677,517

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