The Man in the Basement

2023 | Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

After a Jewish couple sells their basement to a former history teacher, they discover his secret life as an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist. As the couple struggles to rescind the sale, the buyer befriends their naive teenage daughter.

Scores

Overall Score
36.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
23.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
39.0%
Review Aggregate
59.6

Critic Consensus

43.8% Fresh • 16 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 44% of 16 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize psychological, character-driven, political. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

psychologicalcharacter-drivenpoliticalscarythought-provokingsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Corey Hawkins2023$7,000$7,000(est)
Willem Dafoe2023$4,000$4,000(est)
Anna Diop2023$3,000$3,000(est)
Tamara Lawrance2023$3,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score44.0
RT critic review count16
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count0
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes909

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2023$12,563$12,934
International2023$449,687$462,970
Worldwide2023$462,250$475,904

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 Revenue2023$186,156$191,655
Digital Rentals ?2023$290,000$298,566
Digital Purchases ?2023$446,000$459,174
Physical Rentals ?2023$64,000$65,890
Physical Purchases ?2023$191,000$196,642
TV & Streaming Revenue2023$152,400$156,901
Total Revenues2023$1,329,556$1,368,828
Expenses
Budget ?2023$508,000 (est)$523,005 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2023$370,000 (est)$380,929 (est)
Participations2023$27,000$27,798
Residuals ?2023$44,000$45,300
Interest & Overhead2023$101,600$104,601
Total Expenses2023$1,050,600$1,081,632
Movie Net Profit or Loss2023$278,956$287,196

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