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.
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The Front
Comedy · Drama · 1976
A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
Movie details
The Front
“America's most unlikely hero.”
1976 Comedy · Drama 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
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 The Front?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
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
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Martin Ritt
Written by
Walter Bernstein
Woody Allen
Howard Prince
Zero Mostel
Hecky Brown
Herschel Bernardi
Philip Sussman
Michael Murphy
Alfred Miller
Andrea Marcovicci
Florence Barrett
Remak Ramsay
Hennessey
M
Marvin Lichterman
Myer Prince
Court is in session
Put The Front on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
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.