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Released
2009 · FILM

Exam

Seven candidates trapped in a mysterious exam with only a blank page and strict rules must unravel the truth behind the test—or be disqualified one by one. As tensions rise and alliances form, they realize the real question isn't on the paper, but in the deadly game being played by the people in charge.

“How far would you go to win the ultimate job?”

Directed by
Stuart Hazeldine
Written by
Stuart Hazeldine, Simon Garrity
Rated
MPA · NR
Runtime
101 min
CrimeMysteryThriller
Streaming on
  • AMC+

Synopsis

Eight candidates who have advanced to the final stage of selection for a secretive and powerful corporation enter a windowless room guarded by an armed watchman; they are given 80 minutes to answer one simple question.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 21

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Mark Talbot ButlerShot by Tim WoosterScored by Stephen BartonDesigned by Patrick Bill

Box Office

2009 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.7× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$395K

Budget$600K
Worldwide gross$395K
break-even (2.5×)

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Also known as

  • Exam – Tödliche Prüfungde

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