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Strange Darling

Strange Darling

Thriller · Horror · 2024

Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

Movie details

Strange Darling

“Love hurts.”

2024 Thriller · Horror 1h 37m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

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 Darling?

The 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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Cheat

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

JT Mollner

Written by

JT Mollner

Willa Fitzgerald

Willa Fitzgerald

The Lady

Kyle Gallner

Kyle Gallner

The Demon

Madisen Beaty

Madisen Beaty

Gale

Bianca A. Santos

Bianca A. Santos

Tanya

Steven Michael Quezada

Steven Michael Quezada

Pete

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Frederick

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Genevieve

Court is in session

Put Strange Darling on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“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 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.