The Imposter

2012 | Biography, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

A documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years.

Scores

Overall Score
73.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
60.6%
Review Aggregate
83.8

Critic Consensus

94.9% Fresh • 118 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 118 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, historical, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyhistoricalsuspensefulemotionalpsychologicalstylizeddarknoircoming of agethought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score95.0
RT critic review count119
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes52,140

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$898,317$1,227,361
International2012$2,103,560$2,874,071
Worldwide2012$3,001,877$4,101,432

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$1,290,582$1,763,309
Digital Rentals ?2012$3,110,000$4,249,159
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,398,000$1,910,072
Physical Rentals ?2012$4,929,000$6,734,439
Physical Purchases ?2012$12,178,000$16,638,669
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$359,327$490,944
Total Revenues2012$23,264,909$31,786,593
Expenses
Budget ?2012$1,651,000 (est)$2,255,743 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$1,385,000 (est)$1,892,310 (est)
Participations2012$931,000$1,272,015
Residuals ?2012$1,444,000$1,972,922
Interest & Overhead2012$330,200$451,149
Total Expenses2012$5,741,200$7,844,139
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$17,523,709$23,942,454

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