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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Cujo
Drama · Horror · 1983
A friendly St. Bernard named "Cujo" contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
Movie details
Cujo
“Now, there's a new name for terror.”
1983 Drama · Horror 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
A friendly St. Bernard named "Cujo" contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
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 Cujo?
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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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Lewis Teague
Written by
Don Carlos Dunaway · Barbara Turner
Dee Wallace
Donna Trenton
Danny Pintauro
Tad Trenton
Daniel Hugh Kelly
Vic Trenton
Christopher Stone
Steve Kemp
Ed Lauter
Joe Camber
Kaiulani Lee
Charity Camber
Billy Jayne
Brett Camber
Court is in session
Put Cujo 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.