The Tie That Binds

1995 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

A couple who is childless adopts a tittle girl, they think that their lives are happy and full of joy. But then the little girl's birth parents who are a pair of robbers, come after her to reclaim their daughter.

Scores

Overall Score
26.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
12.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.3%
Review Aggregate
27.2

Critic Consensus

20.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 20% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, suspenseful, emotional. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

character-drivensuspensefulemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Daryl Hannah1995$1,139,000$2,345,000(est)
Keith Carradine1995$701,000$1,443,000(est)
Moira Kelly1995$528,000$1,087,000(est)
Vincent Spano1995$432,000$889,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score8.0
RT critic review count12
Rotten Tomatoes audience score33.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.0
IMDb votes1,310

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$5,772,529$11,882,167
International1995$57,925$119,233
Worldwide1995$5,830,454$12,001,400

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 Revenue1995$2,909,434$5,988,777
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$13,649,000$28,095,086
Physical Purchases ?1995$14,062,000$28,945,205
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$1,385,407$2,851,720
Total Revenues1995$32,005,841$65,880,788
Expenses
Budget ?1995$14,000,000$28,817,584
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$4,121,000 (est)$8,482,662 (est)
Participations1995$1,280,000$2,634,751
Residuals ?1995$2,108,000$4,339,105
Interest & Overhead1995$2,800,000$5,763,517
Total Expenses1995$24,309,000$50,037,618
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$7,696,841$15,843,170

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