The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Thomas Crown Affair
Drama · Crime · Romance · 1999
Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover as he’s fallen in love.
Movie details
The Thomas Crown Affair
“How do you get the man who has everything?”
1999 Drama · Crime · Romance 1h 53m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover as he’s fallen in love.
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 Thomas Crown Affair?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
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
John McTiernan
Written by
Leslie Dixon · Kurt Wimmer · Alan Trustman
Pierce Brosnan
Thomas Crown
Rene Russo
Catherine Banning
Denis Leary
Det. Michael McCann
Frankie Faison
Det. Paretti
Faye Dunaway
Psychiatrist
E
Esther Cañadas
Anna Knudsen
James Saito
Paul Cheng
Court is in session
Put The Thomas Crown Affair on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.