The Man from Earth: Holocene

2017 | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis

A 14,000-year-old college professor notices that he has finally started showing signs of aging. Meanwhile, four of his students get suspicious of him and start investigating his past.

Scores

Overall Score
38.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
59.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
5.4%
Review Aggregate
51.2

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, stylized, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenstylizedemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
David Lee Smith2017$0$0(est)
William Katt2017$0$0(est)
Vanessa Williams2017$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count6
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes11,221

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$5,472$7,004
International2017N/AN/A
Worldwide2017$5,472$7,004

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 Revenue2017$2,736$3,502
Digital Rentals ?2017$172,000$220,140
Digital Purchases ?2017$192,000$245,738
Physical Rentals ?2017$128,000$163,825
Physical Purchases ?2017$369,000$472,278
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$75,000$95,991
Total Revenues2017$938,736$1,201,475
Expenses
Budget ?2017$250,000 (est)$319,971 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$80,000 (est)$102,391 (est)
Participations2017$19,000$24,318
Residuals ?2017$47,000$60,155
Interest & Overhead2017$50,000$63,994
Total Expenses2017$446,000$570,829
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$492,736$630,646

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