Synopsis
Harold Smith (Sir Tom Courtenay), a quiet middle-aged Englishman becomes an instant celebrity when he suddenly starts exhibiting psychic and telekinetic powers. After he is arrested for accidentally killing three pensioners by causing their pacemakers to stop, his lawyer brings in an extremely skeptical scientist to test whether or not Harold's powers are real. Meanwhile, Harold's son Vince (Michael Legge), a disco devotee, is pining for his co-worker Joanna (Laura Fraser), who also happens to be the daughter of the scientist testing Vince's dad.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
14.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
0.7%
Critic Consensus
37.5% Fresh • 8 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely negative, with 38% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, funny, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.
romanticfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes1,298
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2001 | $2,543 | $4,504 |
| International | 2001 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2001 | $2,543 | $4,504 |
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 | 2001 | $1,272 | $2,252 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2001 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2001 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2001 | $81,000 | $143,477 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2001 | $121,000 | $214,329 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2001 | $75,000 | $132,849 |
| Total Revenues | 2001 | $278,272 | $492,907 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2001 | $250,000 (est) | $442,829 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2001 | $80,000 (est) | $141,705 (est) |
| Participations | 2001 | $6,000 | $10,628 |
| Residuals ? | 2001 | $17,000 | $30,112 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2001 | $50,000 | $88,566 |
| Total Expenses | 2001 | $403,000 | $713,840 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2001 | $-124,728 | $-220,934 |
Similar Movies
| Poster | Movie | Year | Match | Overall | Est. Profit |
|---|
 | Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Shared genres: 1 | 98.0 | $216,158,051 |
 | Toy Story | 1995 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.9 | $171,576,210 |
 | Back to the Future | 1985 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.9 | $140,846,675 |
 | Aladdin | 1992 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.7 | $232,328,119 |
 | Up | 2009 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.7 | $103,203,496 |
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 $53,000, DVD $68,000, BluRay $0
- 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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