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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Escape Room
Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 2019
Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.
Movie details
Escape Room
“Find the clues or die.”
2019 Horror · Mystery · Thriller 1h 39m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.
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 Escape Room?
For the defence
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
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.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Adam Robitel
Written by
Bragi F. Schut · Maria Melnik
Taylor Russell
Zoey Davis
Logan Miller
Ben Miller
Jay Ellis
Jason Walker
Deborah Ann Woll
Amanda Harper
Nik Dodani
Danny Khan
Tyler Labine
Mike Nolan
Yorick van Wageningen
Games Master WooTan Yu
Court is in session
Put Escape Room 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.