The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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St Trinian's
Comedy · Family · 2007
When their beloved school is threatened with closure should the powers that be fail to raise the proper funds, the girls scheme to steal a priceless painting and use the profits to pull St. Trinian's out of the red.
Movie details
St Trinian's
“Taking higher education to a new low.”
2007 Comedy · Family 1h 41m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.8 / 10
24.4K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
32 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
39 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
When their beloved school is threatened with closure should the powers that be fail to raise the proper funds, the girls scheme to steal a priceless painting and use the profits to pull St. Trinian's out of the red.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over St Trinian's?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Barnaby Thompson · Oliver Parker
Written by
Piers Ashworth · Nick Moorcroft
Talulah Riley
Annabelle Fritton
Rupert Everett
Camilla Fritton / Carnaby Fritton
Gemma Arterton
Kelly Jones
Colin Firth
Geoffrey Thwaites
Lena Headey
Miss Dickinson
Jodie Whittaker
Beverly
Russell Brand
Flash Harry
Court is in session
Put St Trinian's on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Big-Idea Head
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.