What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy

2015 | Documentary, History

Synopsis

A human-rights lawyer conducts conversations with two men whose fathers were indicted as war criminals for their roles in WWII - Nazi Governors and consultants to Adolf Hitler himself.

Scores

Overall Score
33.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
20.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
25.0%
Review Aggregate
77.8

Critic Consensus

86.7% Fresh • 30 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 30 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, dark, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlydarkhistoricalthought-provokingscarypsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count30
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes1,206

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$40,119$53,103
International2015$14,484$19,171
Worldwide2015$54,603$72,274

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 Revenue2015$25,853$34,220
Digital Rentals ?2015$906,000$1,199,208
Digital Purchases ?2015$950,000$1,257,447
Physical Rentals ?2015$1,028,000$1,360,690
Physical Purchases ?2015$2,754,000$3,645,273
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$72,900$96,493
Total Revenues2015$5,736,753$7,593,331
Expenses
Budget ?2015$243,000 (est)$321,642 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$80,000 (est)$105,890 (est)
Participations2015$229,000$303,111
Residuals ?2015$332,000$439,445
Interest & Overhead2015$48,600$64,328
Total Expenses2015$932,600$1,234,416
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$4,804,153$6,358,915

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