Synopsis
A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
Scores
Overall Score
90.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
99.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
77.7%
Review Aggregate
93.2
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 89% of 140 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, uplifting, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
character-drivenupliftingemotionallightheartedscaryrealisticvisually strikingfunnydarksuspenseful
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Robbins | 1994 | $500,000 source | $1,058,367 | reported |
| Morgan Freeman | 1994 | $300,000 source | $635,020 | reported |
| Bob Gunton | 1994 | $90,000 source | $190,506 | reported |
| William Sadler | 1994 | $570,000 | $1,207,000 | (est) |
| Clancy Brown | 1994 | $488,000 | $1,032,000 | (est) |
| Gil Bellows | 1994 | $429,000 | $909,000 | (est) |
| James Whitmore | 1994 | $385,000 | $816,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score89.0
RT critic review count146
Rotten Tomatoes audience score98.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating9.3
IMDb votes3,096,240
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1994 | $28,341,468 | $59,991,354 |
| International | 1994 | $359,074 | $760,064 |
| Worldwide | 1994 | $28,706,036 | $60,763,048 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1994 | $14,314,364 | $30,299,703 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1994 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1994 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1994 | $46,886,000 | $99,245,199 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1994 | $43,277,000 | $91,605,906 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1994 | $7,085,367 | $14,997,839 |
| Total Revenues | 1994 | $111,562,731 | $236,148,647 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1994 | $25,000,000 | $52,918,355 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1994 | $11,294,000 (est) | $23,906,396 (est) |
| Participations | 1994 | $8,925,000 | $18,891,853 |
| Residuals ? | 1994 | $7,003,000 | $14,823,490 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1994 | $4,250,000 | $8,996,120 |
| Total Expenses | 1994 | $56,472,000 | $119,536,213 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1994 | $55,090,731 | $116,612,433 |
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