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Playing God

Playing God

Comedy · Drama · 2021

A brother and sister con-artist duo find themselves scamming a grieving billionaire by convincing him they can introduce him to God, face-to-face.

Movie details

Playing God

“In con we trust.”

2021 Comedy · Drama 1h 36m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

A brother and sister con-artist duo find themselves scamming a grieving billionaire by convincing him they can introduce him to God, face-to-face.

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 Playing God?

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

Scott Brignac

Written by

Scott Brignac

Luke Benward

Luke Benward

Micah

Hannah Kasulka

Hannah Kasulka

Rachel

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

Frank

Alan Tudyk

Alan Tudyk

Ben

Jude Demorest

Jude Demorest

June

Marc Menchaca

Marc Menchaca

Vaughn

L

Leighton B. Allen

Owen

Court is in session

Put Playing God on trial.

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

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.