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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Unsane
Horror · Thriller · 2018
A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear.
Movie details
Unsane
“Is she or isn't she?”
2018 Horror · Thriller 1h 38m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear.
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 Unsane?
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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Son
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When a young boy contracts a mysterious illness, his mother must decide how far she will go to protect him from terrifying forces in her past.
Whisper
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Bloodline Killer
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Moira Cole endeavors to rebuild her shattered life after her family's murder at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin.
Bloodline
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The Evil
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Haunt
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Ma
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Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own.
Monstrous
Horror · 2022
Laura, traumatized by an abusive relationship, runs away from her former husband with her seven-year-old son Cody. But in their new, idyllic and remote sanctuary, they find they have another, bigger and more terrifying monster to deal with…
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
Written by
Jonathan Bernstein · James Greer
Claire Foy
Sawyer Valentini
Joshua Leonard
David Strine
Jay Pharoah
Nate Hoffman
Juno Temple
Violet
Aimee Mullins
Ashley Brighterhouse
Amy Irving
Angela Valentini
Sarah Stiles
Jill
Court is in session
Put Unsane 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.