The Word

2014 | Drama, Mystery, Christian Theme, Religious Theme

Synopsis

A man's otherwise perfect life is destroyed when his son is kidnapped and murdered. He finds himself torn between avenging his son's death and moving on with his now hollow existence.

Scores

Overall Score
43.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
63.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
4.4%
Review Aggregate
65.8

Critic Consensus

73.3% Fresh • 131 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 131 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, thin plot, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticthin plotlightheartedfunnygrittycharacter-drivenmacabrerealisticvisually strikingstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Daniel Radcliffe2014$717,000$951,000(est)
Zoe Kazan2014$442,000$585,000(est)
Megan Park2014$332,000$441,000(est)
Adam Driver2014$272,000$360,000(est)
Mackenzie Davis2014$232,000$308,000(est)
Rafe Spall2014$205,000$271,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score73.0
RT critic review count131
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.0
IMDb votes533

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$3,648$4,835
International2014N/AN/A
Worldwide2014$3,648$4,835

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 Revenue2014$1,824$2,417
Digital Rentals ?2014$149,000$197,471
Digital Purchases ?2014$118,000$156,386
Physical Rentals ?2014$170,000$225,302
Physical Purchases ?2014$458,000$606,990
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$3,300,000$4,373,511
Total Revenues2014$4,196,824$5,562,077
Expenses
Budget ?2014$11,000,000$14,578,369
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$80,000 (est)$106,025 (est)
Participations2014$84,000$111,326
Residuals ?2014$208,000$275,664
Interest & Overhead2014$2,200,000$2,915,674
Total Expenses2014$13,572,000$17,987,057
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$-9,375,176$-12,424,980

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