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The Cell

The Cell

Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller · 2000

A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.

Movie details

The Cell

“Enter the mind of a killer.”

2000 Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.

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 Cell?

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

Tarsem Singh

Written by

Mark Protosevich

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

Catherine Deane

Vince Vaughn

Vince Vaughn

Peter Novak

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

Carl Rudolph Stargher

Catherine Sutherland

Catherine Sutherland

Anne Marie Vicksey

James Gammon

James Gammon

Teddy Lee

Colton James

Colton James

Edward Baines

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

Henry West

Court is in session

Put The Cell 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 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.