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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Alien: Romulus
Horror · Science Fiction · 2024
While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
Movie details
Alien: Romulus
“In space, no one can hear you.”
2024 Horror · Science Fiction 1h 59m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
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 Alien: Romulus?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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The Faculty
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Alien
Horror · 1979
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Fede Álvarez
Written by
Fede Álvarez · Rodo Sayagues
Cailee Spaeny
Rain
David Jonsson
Andy
Archie Renaux
Tyler
Isabela Merced
Kay
Spike Fearn
Bjorn
Aileen Wu
Navarro
Rosie Ede
WY Officer
Court is in session
Put Alien: Romulus on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“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.