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Spike Island

Spike Island

Comedy · Drama · Music · 2012

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.

Movie details

Spike Island

“The story of two bands, one girl and a night they will never forget.”

2012 Comedy · Drama · Music 1h 36m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.

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 Spike Island?

The 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.

Directed by

Mat Whitecross

Written by

Chris Coghill

Elliott Tittensor

Elliott Tittensor

Tits

Emilia Clarke

Emilia Clarke

Sally

Nico Mirallegro

Nico Mirallegro

Dodge

Adam Long

Adam Long

Little Gaz

Jordan Murphy

Jordan Murphy

Zippy

O

Oliver Heald

Penfold

Robert James-Collier

Robert James-Collier

Mr Milligan

Court is in session

Put Spike Island on trial.

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

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.

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.