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Good One

Good One

Drama · 2024

On a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam contends with the competing egos of her father and his oldest friend.

Movie details

Good One

2024 Drama 1h 30m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

On a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam contends with the competing egos of her father and his oldest friend.

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 Good One?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

India Donaldson

Written by

India Donaldson

Lily Collias

Lily Collias

Sam

James Le Gros

James Le Gros

Chris

Danny McCarthy

Danny McCarthy

Matt

Sumaya Bouhbal

Sumaya Bouhbal

Jessie

Diana Irvine

Diana Irvine

Casey

S

Sam Lanier

Zach

E

Eric Yates

Andy

Court is in session

Put Good One on trial.

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

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.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.