The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Materialists
Romance · Drama · 2025
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
Movie details
Materialists
“Some people just want more.”
2025 Romance · Drama 1h 56m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
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 Materialists?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
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
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Celine Song
Written by
Celine Song
Dakota Johnson
Lucy
Chris Evans
John
Pedro Pascal
Harry
Zoë Winters
Sophie
Marin Ireland
Violet
Dasha Nekrasova
Daisy
Emmy Wheeler
Rose
Court is in session
Put Materialists on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.