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Ready Player One

Ready Player One

Adventure · Action · Science Fiction · 2018

When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.

Movie details

Ready Player One

“A better reality awaits.”

2018 Adventure · Action · Science Fiction 2h 20m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.4 / 10

540.5K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

71 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

64 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.6 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.

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 Ready Player One?

The 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.

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Written by

Ernest Cline · Zak Penn

Tye Sheridan

Tye Sheridan

Parzival / Wade

Olivia Cooke

Olivia Cooke

Art3mis / Samantha

Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

Sorrento

Lena Waithe

Lena Waithe

Aech / Helen

T.J. Miller

T.J. Miller

I-R0k (voice)

Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

Curator / Ogden Morrow

Mark Rylance

Mark Rylance

Anorak / Halliday

Court is in session

Put Ready Player One on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.