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Books of Blood

Books of Blood

Horror · Science Fiction · 2020

A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.

Movie details

Books of Blood

“All stories end here.”

2020 Horror · Science Fiction 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Books of Blood?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Brannon Braga

Written by

Brannon Braga · Adam Simon

Britt Robertson

Britt Robertson

Jenna

Freda Foh Shen

Freda Foh Shen

Ellie

Nicholas Campbell

Nicholas Campbell

Sam

Anna Friel

Anna Friel

Mary

Rafi Gavron

Rafi Gavron

Simon

Yul Vazquez

Yul Vazquez

Bennett

Andy McQueen

Andy McQueen

Steve

Court is in session

Put Books of Blood on trial.

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

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.

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.