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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Oddity
Horror · Mystery · 2024
After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy goes after those responsible by using haunted items as her tools for revenge.
Movie details
Oddity
“Every murder lives on.”
2024 Horror · Mystery 1h 38m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy goes after those responsible by using haunted items as her tools for revenge.
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 Oddity?
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.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Damian McCarthy
Written by
Damian McCarthy
Carolyn Bracken
Dani Timmis / Darcy Odello
Gwilym Lee
Ted Timmis
Steve Wall
Ivan
Joe Rooney
Bernie
Tadhg Murphy
Olin Boole
Caroline Menton
Yana
Jonathan French
Declan
Court is in session
Put Oddity 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.