Synopsis
Vidal Sassoon is more than just a hairdresser-he's a rock star, an artist, a craftsman who "changed the world with a pair of scissors." With the geometric, Bauhaus-inspired hairdos he pioneered in the 1960s and his "wash and wear" philosophy that liberated generations of women from the tyranny of the salon, Sassoon revolutionized the art of hairstyling and left an indelible mark on popular culture. This documentary traces with visual gusto the life of a self-made man whose passion and perseverance took him from a Jewish orphanage in London to the absolute pinnacle of his craft.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
16.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
29.2%
Critic Consensus
61.8% Fresh • 34 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 34 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, dark. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
thin plotstylizeddarkhistoricalpsychologicalcharacter-driven
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score60.0
RT critic review count35
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes270
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2011 | $85,974 | $119,920 |
| International | 2011 | $38,558 | $53,782 |
| Worldwide | 2011 | $124,532 | $173,702 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2011 | $58,410 | $81,473 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2011 | $1,314,000 | $1,832,823 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2011 | $422,000 | $588,623 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2011 | $2,405,000 | $3,354,595 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2011 | $5,734,000 | $7,998,025 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2011 | $42,987 | $59,960 |
| Total Revenues | 2011 | $9,976,397 | $13,915,499 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2011 | $250,000 (est) | $348,711 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2011 | $100,000 (est) | $139,484 (est) |
| Participations | 2011 | $399,000 | $556,542 |
| Residuals ? | 2011 | $664,000 | $926,175 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2011 | $50,000 | $69,742 |
| Total Expenses | 2011 | $1,463,000 | $2,040,654 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2011 | $8,513,397 | $11,874,845 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $4,428,000, BluRay $1,306,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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