The Good Shepherd

2006 | Drama, History, Thriller, Spy

Synopsis

The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.

Scores

Overall Score
79.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.0%
Review Aggregate
57.0

Critic Consensus

55.8% Fresh • 172 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 56% of 172 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, psychological. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

emotionalcharacter-drivenpsychologicalpoliticalrealisticsuspensefulstylizedhistoricaldarkfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Matt Damon2006$3,878,000$6,035,000(est)
Angelina Jolie2006$2,387,000$3,715,000(est)
Alec Baldwin2006$1,797,000$2,797,000(est)
Tammy Blanchard2006$1,470,000$2,287,000(est)
Billy Crudup2006$1,257,000$1,956,000(est)
Keir Dullea2006$1,106,000$1,722,000(est)
Martina Gedeck2006$993,000$1,546,000(est)
William Hurt2006$905,000$1,408,000(est)
Timothy Hutton2006$833,000$1,296,000(est)
Lee Pace2006$774,000$1,204,000(est)
Eddie Redmayne2006$724,000$1,126,000(est)
John Sessions2006$681,000$1,060,000(est)
Oleg Stefan2006$644,000$1,002,000(est)
John Turturro2006$611,000$951,000(est)
Joe Pesci2006$583,000$907,000(est)
Robert De Niro2006$557,000$866,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score56.0
RT critic review count172
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes111,261

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$59,952,836$93,289,710
International2006$40,314,032$62,730,716
Worldwide2006$100,266,864$156,020,420

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 Revenue2006$46,102,031$71,737,141
Digital Rentals ?2006$517,000$804,479
Digital Purchases ?2006$159,000$247,412
Physical Rentals ?2006$16,327,000$25,405,655
Physical Purchases ?2006$38,512,000$59,926,661
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$14,988,209$23,322,427
Total Revenues2006$116,605,240$181,443,777
Expenses
Budget ?2006$80,000,000$124,484,133
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$25,861,000 (est)$40,241,052 (est)
Participations2006$2,332,000$3,628,712
Residuals ?2006$4,796,000$7,462,824
Interest & Overhead2006$12,000,000$18,672,620
Total Expenses2006$124,989,000$194,489,341
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$-8,383,760$-13,045,564

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