The Raft

2019 | Documentary

Synopsis

In 1973, five men and six women drifted across the Atlantic on a raft as part of a scientific experiment studying the sociology of violence, aggression and sexual attraction in human behavior. Although the project became known in the press as 'The Sex Raft', nobody expected what ultimately took place on that three month journey. Through extraordinary archive material and a reunion of the surviving members of the expedition on a full scale replica of the raft, this film tells the hidden story behind what has been described as 'one of the strangest group experiments of all time.'

Scores

Overall Score
37.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
31.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
20.6%
Review Aggregate
82.2

Critic Consensus

90.2% Fresh • 41 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 41 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, emotional, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

historicalemotionalvisually strikingstylizedcharacter-driventhought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count41
Rotten Tomatoes audience score85.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes1,083

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$39,678$48,678
International2019$7,591$9,313
Worldwide2019$47,269$57,991

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 Revenue2019$22,875$28,064
Digital Rentals ?2019$789,000$967,968
Digital Purchases ?2019$942,000$1,155,672
Physical Rentals ?2019$357,000$437,978
Physical Purchases ?2019$1,027,000$1,259,953
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$67,500$82,811
Total Revenues2019$3,205,375$3,932,445
Expenses
Budget ?2019$225,000 (est)$276,036 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$80,000 (est)$98,146 (est)
Participations2019$128,000$157,034
Residuals ?2019$148,000$181,571
Interest & Overhead2019$45,000$55,207
Total Expenses2019$626,000$767,995
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$2,579,375$3,164,451

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