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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Inherit the Wind
Drama · TV Movie · 1999
Two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
Movie details
Inherit the Wind
“The Landmark Trial That Forever Changed A Nation.”
1999 Drama · TV Movie 1h 53m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
Two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
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 Inherit the Wind?
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
Daniel Petrie
Written by
Nedrick Young · Harold Jacob Smith
Jack Lemmon
Henry Drummond
George C. Scott
Matthew Harrison Brady
Lane Smith
Reverend Jeremiah Brown
Tom Everett Scott
Bertram Cates
Kathryn Morris
Rachel Brown
John Cullum
Judge Merle Coffey
Brad Greenquist
Tom Davenport
Court is in session
Put Inherit the Wind 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.