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.
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The Boy Behind the Door
Horror · 2020
Bobby tries to save himself and his best friend when they are kidnapped on their way home from school.
Movie details
The Boy Behind the Door
2020 Horror 1h 28m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
Bobby tries to save himself and his best friend when they are kidnapped on their way home from school.
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 The Boy Behind the Door?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
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.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
David Charbonier · Justin Powell
Written by
David Charbonier · Justin Powell
Lonnie Chavis
Bobby
Ezra Dewey
Kevin
Kristin Bauer
Ms. Burton
Scott Michael Foster
Officer Steward
Micah A. Hauptman
The Creep
Rich Ceraulo Ko
Officer 2
Anna B. Shaffer
Officer 3
Court is in session
Put The Boy Behind the Door 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.