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Released
2019 · FILM

Long Shot

A former babysitter turned presidential hopeful and a disillusioned journalist with a shared past must navigate political ambition, personal history, and clashing ideologies as they find themselves at the heart of a White House race.

“Unlikely but not impossible.”

Directed by
Jonathan Levine, Ariane Collman
Written by
Dan Sterling, Liz Hannah
Rated
FSK · FSK 12
Runtime
125 min
ComedyRomance
Streaming on
  • Netflix

Synopsis

Fred Flarsky, a journalist, reconnects with Charlotte Field, his childhood crush, who has since become one of the most influential figures globally. As Charlotte prepares to launch a presidential campaign, she hires Fred as her speechwriter, a decision that unsettles her close advisors.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 295+ credited

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 Melissa BrethertonShot by Yves BelangerScored by Louis MarionDesigned by Kalina IvanovSound by Michael BabcockCostumes by Mary E Vogt

Box Office

2019 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.3× 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

$53.9M

Budget$40.0M
Worldwide gross$53.9M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $30.3M — 56% of worldwide · International: $23.6M (44%)

Opening weekend: $9.7M — 32% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $13.6M — 45% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,230 theaters

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Also known as

  • Long Shot - Unwahrscheinlich, aber nicht unmöglichde
  • Séduis-moi si tu peux !fr
  • Non succede, ma se succede...it
  • (Bulgarian)А дано, ама надали
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesMar 9, 2019
  • PortugalMay 1, 2019
  • AustraliaMay 2, 2019

Companies

ProductionPoint Grey Pictures, Denver and Delilah Productions, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)

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