The Reluctant Fundamentalist

2013 | Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

A young Pakistani man chasing corporate success on Wall Street finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family's homeland.

Scores

Overall Score
60.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
60.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
61.3%
Review Aggregate
60.8

Critic Consensus

55.6% Fresh • 99 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 56% of 99 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thought-provoking, political, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thought-provokingpoliticalcharacter-drivenvisually strikinggrittypsychologicalsuspensefultragicromanticlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Riz Ahmed2013$903,000$1,215,000(est)
Kate Hudson2013$556,000$748,000(est)
Liev Schreiber2013$418,000$563,000(est)
Kiefer Sutherland2013$342,000$461,000(est)
Om Puri2013$293,000$394,000(est)
Shabana Azmi2013$258,000$347,000(est)
Haluk Bilginer2013$231,000$311,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score56.0
RT critic review count99
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes14,964

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$552,959$744,477
International2013$1,614,061$2,173,094
Worldwide2013$2,167,020$2,917,572

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 Revenue2013$922,104$1,241,476
Digital Rentals ?2013$2,887,000$3,886,918
Digital Purchases ?2013$1,726,000$2,323,803
Physical Rentals ?2013$3,731,000$5,023,239
Physical Purchases ?2013$9,668,000$13,016,530
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$232,243$312,681
Total Revenues2013$19,166,347$25,804,647
Expenses
Budget ?2013$15,000,000$20,195,279
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$2,059,000 (est)$2,772,139 (est)
Participations2013$383,000$515,653
Residuals ?2013$1,157,000$1,557,729
Interest & Overhead2013$3,000,000$4,039,056
Total Expenses2013$21,599,000$29,079,855
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$-2,432,653$-3,275,207

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