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.
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Strange World
Animation · Family · Adventure · 2022
A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most crucial, mission.
Movie details
Strange World
“Journey to a place where nothing is as it appears!”
2022 Animation · Family · Adventure 1h 42m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most crucial, mission.
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 Strange World?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
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
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Don Hall
Written by
Qui Nguyen
Jake Gyllenhaal
Searcher Clade (voice)
Dennis Quaid
Jaeger Clade (voice)
Jaboukie Young-White
Ethan Clade (voice)
Gabrielle Union
Meridian Clade (voice)
Lucy Liu
Callisto Mal (voice)
Alan Tudyk
Narrator / Radio Host 1 / Duffle (voice)
Jonathan Melo
Diazo (voice)
Court is in session
Put Strange World on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
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.