The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Imagine That
Family · Comedy · Fantasy · 2009
A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.
Movie details
Imagine That
“What if your daughter's imagination... Was the secret to your success?”
2009 Family · Comedy · Fantasy 1h 47m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.
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 Imagine That?
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.
Taste neighbourhood
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Hook
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Karey Kirkpatrick
Written by
Ed Solomon · Chris Matheson
Eddie Murphy
Evan Danielson
Thomas Haden Church
Johnny Whitefeather
Yara Shahidi
Olivia Danielson
Ronny Cox
Tom Stevens
Stephen Rannazzisi
Noah Kulick
Nicole Ari Parker
Tricia Danielson
DeRay Davis
John Strother
Court is in session
Put Imagine That on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Big-Idea Head
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.