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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Vertiginous
Animation · Comedy · Science Fiction · 2026
Jacques goes to his friend Bruno's house to tell him some big news: the entire human race is living in a simulation...
Movie details
Vertiginous
2026 Animation · Comedy · Science Fiction 1h 7m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
Jacques goes to his friend Bruno's house to tell him some big news: the entire human race is living in a simulation...
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 Vertiginous?
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
Quentin Dupieux
Written by
Quentin Dupieux
Alain Chabat
Jacky (voice)
Jonathan Cohen
Bruno Moulin (voice)
Anaïs Demoustier
Fabienne Moulin / Claude Moulin (voice)
Jean-Marie Winling
Christophe Bourgeois (voice)
J
Jean-Christophe Le Guennan
Old Man (voice)
O
Oscar Vercken de Vreuschmen
Child 1 (voice)
C
Coco Dupieux
Child 2 (voice)
Court is in session
Put Vertiginous 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.