The Lesson

2015 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

In a small Bulgarian town Nadezhda, a young teacher, is looking for the robber in her class so she can teach him a lesson about right and wrong. But when she gets in debt to loan sharks, can she find the right way out herself?

Scores

Overall Score
34.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
24.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
26.3%
Review Aggregate
68.7

Critic Consensus

88.0% Fresh • 133 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 133 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikinggrittythought-provokinghistoricalsuspensefulmacabrerealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Samuel L. Jackson2015$1,000$1,000(est)
John David Washington2015$0$1,000(est)
Ray Fisher2015$0$0(est)
Michael Potts2015$0$0(est)
Erykah Badu2015$0$0(est)
Skylar Aleece Smith2015$0$0(est)
Danielle Deadwyler2015$0$0(est)
Corey Hawkins2015$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count133
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating4.3
IMDb votes1,673

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$9,045$11,972
International2015$56,097$74,252
Worldwide2015$65,142$86,224

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$26,961$35,687
Digital Rentals ?2015$384,000$508,273
Digital Purchases ?2015$402,000$532,099
Physical Rentals ?2015$435,000$575,778
Physical Purchases ?2015$1,167,000$1,544,675
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$75,000$99,272
Total Revenues2015$2,489,961$3,295,784
Expenses
Budget ?2015$250,000 (est)$330,907 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$80,000 (est)$105,890 (est)
Participations2015$100,000$132,363
Residuals ?2015$137,000$181,337
Interest & Overhead2015$50,000$66,181
Total Expenses2015$617,000$816,679
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$1,872,961$2,479,105

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