The Spy Behind Home Plate

2019 | Documentary

Synopsis

Telling the story of Moe Berg, an enigmatic Jewish catcher during baseball's Golden Age who joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to spy for the U.S. on the Nazis' atomic bomb program.

Scores

Overall Score
71.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
82.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
48.7%
Review Aggregate
86.9

Critic Consensus

90.5% Fresh • 455 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 91% of 455 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, lighthearted, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of agelightheartedfunnyvisually strikingemotionalromanticcharacter-drivenfamily-friendlydarkaction-packed

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tom Holland2019$11,545,000$14,163,000(est)
Samuel L. Jackson2019$7,107,000$8,719,000(est)
Zendaya2019$5,351,000$6,564,000(est)
Cobie Smulders2019$4,375,000$5,367,000(est)
Jon Favreau2019$3,742,000$4,591,000(est)
J. B. Smoove2019$3,294,000$4,041,000(est)
Jacob Batalon2019$2,957,000$3,627,000(est)
Martin Starr2019$2,693,000$3,304,000(est)
Tony Revolori2019$2,480,000$3,042,000(est)
Marisa Tomei2019$2,303,000$2,826,000(est)
Jake Gyllenhaal2019$2,155,000$2,644,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score91.0
RT critic review count455
Rotten Tomatoes audience score95.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes122

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$519,525$637,368
International2019N/AN/A
Worldwide2019$519,525$637,368

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$259,762$318,684
Digital Rentals ?2019$2,955,000$3,625,278
Digital Purchases ?2019$3,530,000$4,330,704
Physical Rentals ?2019$1,337,000$1,640,270
Physical Purchases ?2019$3,848,000$4,720,836
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$218,200$267,695
Total Revenues2019$12,147,963$14,903,465
Expenses
Budget ?2019$571,000 (est)$700,519 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$364,000 (est)$446,566 (est)
Participations2019$486,000$596,239
Residuals ?2019$578,000$709,107
Interest & Overhead2019$114,200$140,104
Total Expenses2019$2,113,200$2,592,534
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$10,034,763$12,310,932

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