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Damsel

Damsel

Fantasy · Action · Adventure · 2024

A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.

Movie details

Damsel

“This is not a fairytale.”

2024 Fantasy · Action · Adventure 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.1 / 10

120.8K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

56 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

46 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.

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 Damsel?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Written by

Dan Mazeau

Millie Bobby Brown

Millie Bobby Brown

Elodie

Brooke Carter

Brooke Carter

Floria

Nick Robinson

Nick Robinson

Prince Henry

Robin Wright

Robin Wright

Queen Isabelle

Milo Twomey

Milo Twomey

King Roderick

Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone

Lord Bayford

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Lady Bayford

Court is in session

Put Damsel on trial.

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

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.