The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Office
Thriller · Mystery · 2015
To nab a sales manager who's at large after murdering his family, a detective investigates the man's colleagues, who seem to be hiding something.
Movie details
Office
“He's come back to work after killing his family.”
2015 Thriller · Mystery 1h 51m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
To nab a sales manager who's at large after murdering his family, a detective investigates the man's colleagues, who seem to be hiding something.
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 Office?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Hong Won-chan
Written by
Choi Yun-jin
Ko Asung
Lee Mi-rye
Park Sung-woong
Jong-hoon
Bae Sung-woo
Kim Byeong-gook
Kim Eui-sung
Kim Sang-gyu
Ryu Hyun-kyung
Hong Ji-sun
Lee Chae-eun
Yeom Ha-young
Sohn Su-hyun
Shin Da-mi
Court is in session
Put Office on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.