Synopsis
'Pleasures' profiles legendary jazz critic and civil libertarian Nat Hentoff, whose pioneering career tracks the greatest cultural and political movements of the last 65 years. The film is about an idea as well as a man - the idea of free expression as the defining characteristic of the individual. Hentoff is a pioneering journalist who raised jazz as an art form and was present at the creation of 'alternative' journalism. 'Pleasures' wraps the themes of liberty and identity around a historical narrative that stretches from the Great Depression to the Patriot Act. With a mix of interviews, archival footage and music, it employs a complex non-linear structure to engage the audience in a life of independent ideas and the creation of an enduring voice.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
9.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.7%
Critic Consensus
50.0% Fresh • 24 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 24 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, thin plot, gritty. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
suspensefulthin plotgrittyrealisticcharacter-drivenfamily-friendly
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count24
Rotten Tomatoes audience score32.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes41
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2014 | $13,137 | $17,411 |
| International | 2014 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2014 | $13,137 | $17,411 |
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 | $6,568 | $8,705 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2014 | $541,000 | $716,991 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2014 | $429,000 | $568,556 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2014 | $617,000 | $817,714 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2014 | $1,664,000 | $2,205,310 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2014 | $480,000 | $636,147 |
| Total Revenues | 2014 | $3,737,568 | $4,953,423 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2014 | $1,600,000 | $2,120,490 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2014 | $80,000 (est) | $106,025 (est) |
| Participations | 2014 | $150,000 | $198,796 |
| Residuals ? | 2014 | $215,000 | $284,941 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2014 | $320,000 | $424,098 |
| Total Expenses | 2014 | $2,365,000 | $3,134,349 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2014 | $1,372,568 | $1,819,074 |
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- 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 $1,160,000, BluRay $504,000
- 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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