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“Form is the argument.”
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The Order
Crime · Drama · Thriller · 2024
A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk into a white supremacist plot to overthrow the federal government.
Movie details
The Order
“Based on the chilling true story.”
2024 Crime · Drama · Thriller 1h 56m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.8 / 10
62.8K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
75 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk into a white supremacist plot to overthrow the federal government.
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 Order?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
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.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Justin Kurzel
Written by
Zach Baylin
Jude Law
Terry Husk
Nicholas Hoult
Robert Jay Mathews
Tye Sheridan
Jamie Bowen
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Joanne Carney
Alison Oliver
Debbie Mathews
Odessa Young
Zillah Craig
Sebastian Pigott
Bruce Pierce
Court is in session
Put The Order on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.