The defence The Cool Ironist
“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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The Belko Experiment
Horror · Thriller · 2017
A group of eighty American workers are locked in their office and ordered by an unknown voice to participate in a twisted game.
Movie details
The Belko Experiment
“Who dies first?”
2017 Horror · Thriller 1h 29m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
A group of eighty American workers are locked in their office and ordered by an unknown voice to participate in a twisted game.
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 The Belko Experiment?
For the defence
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
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.
TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.
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Saw V
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Saw IV
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Saw III
Horror · 2006
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Greg McLean
Written by
James Gunn
John Gallagher Jr.
Mike Milch
Tony Goldwyn
Barry Norris
Adria Arjona
Leandra Flores
John C. McGinley
Wendell Dukes
Melonie Díaz
Dany Wilkins
Michael Rooker
Bud Melks
Josh Brener
Keith McLure
Court is in session
Put The Belko Experiment on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“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.