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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Gatlopp: Hell of a Game
Comedy · Horror · 2022
Four friends get together for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade of absence, which takes a dark turn.
Movie details
Gatlopp: Hell of a Game
“One game. One rule. Don't lie... or you die.”
2022 Comedy · Horror 1h 20m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
Four friends get together for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade of absence, which takes a dark turn.
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 Gatlopp: Hell of a Game?
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.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Alberto Belli
Written by
Jim Mahoney
Emmy Raver-Lampman
Samantha
Jim Mahoney
Paul
Jon Bass
Cliff
Sarunas J. Jackson
Dominic
Shelley Hennig
Alice
Nancy Linehan Charles
Sheila
Patricia Belcher
Virginia
Court is in session
Put Gatlopp: Hell of a Game 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.