Synopsis
The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history. In the spring of 1927, the river broke out of its banks in 145 places and inundated 27,000 square miles to a depth of up to 30 feet. Part of it enduring legacy was the mass exodus of displaced sharecroppers. Musically, the Great Migration of rural southern blacks to Northern cities saw the Delta Blues electrified and reinterpreted as the Chicago Blues, Rhythm and Blues, and Rock and Roll. Using minimal text and no spoken dialog, filmmaker Bill Morrison and composer - guitarist Bill Frisell have created a powerful portrait of a seminal moment in American history through a collection of silent images matched to a searing original soundtrack.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
5.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
19.5%
Critic Consensus
93.3% Fresh • 15 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 15 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, visually striking, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
emotionalvisually strikinghistoricalcharacter-driventhought-provokingrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count15
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes159
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2014 | $20,694 | $27,426 |
| International | 2014 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2014 | $20,694 | $27,426 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2014 | $10,347 | $13,713 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2014 | $721,000 | $955,546 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2014 | $571,000 | $756,750 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2014 | $822,000 | $1,089,402 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2014 | $2,215,000 | $2,935,553 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2014 | $72,300 | $95,820 |
| Total Revenues | 2014 | $4,411,647 | $5,846,784 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2014 | $241,000 (est) | $319,399 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2014 | $80,000 (est) | $106,025 (est) |
| Participations | 2014 | $176,000 | $233,254 |
| Residuals ? | 2014 | $262,000 | $347,230 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2014 | $48,200 | $63,880 |
| Total Expenses | 2014 | $807,200 | $1,069,787 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2014 | $3,604,447 | $4,776,996 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $1,544,000, BluRay $671,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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