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Villains

Villains

Comedy · Horror · Thriller · 2019

When their car breaks down, a couple on the run headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State break into a nearby house looking for a new set of wheels. What they find instead is a dark secret, and a sweet-as-pie pair of homeowners who will do anything to keep it from getting out.

Movie details

Villains

“Two bad people are about to meet two worse people.”

2019 Comedy · Horror · Thriller 1h 29m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

When their car breaks down, a couple on the run headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State break into a nearby house looking for a new set of wheels. What they find instead is a dark secret, and a sweet-as-pie pair of homeowners who will do anything to keep it from getting out.

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 Villains?

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

Robert Olsen · Dan Berk

Written by

Dan Berk · Robert Olsen

Bill Skarsgård

Bill Skarsgård

Mickey

Maika Monroe

Maika Monroe

Jules

Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Gloria

Jeffrey Donovan

Jeffrey Donovan

George

Blake Baumgartner

Blake Baumgartner

Sweetiepie

Noah Robbins

Noah Robbins

Nick

Nikolas Kontomanolis

Nikolas Kontomanolis

Sam

Court is in session

Put Villains on trial.

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

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“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.

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.