The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Form is the argument.”
Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.
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Europa Report
Science Fiction · Thriller · Drama · 2013
A crew travels to Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon, to investigate signs of life in its subsurface ocean, but disaster cuts them off from Earth, leading to a tense and dangerous exploration.
Movie details
Europa Report
“Fear. Sacrifice. Contact.”
2013 Science Fiction · Thriller · Drama 1h 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
A crew travels to Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon, to investigate signs of life in its subsurface ocean, but disaster cuts them off from Earth, leading to a tense and dangerous exploration.
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 Europa Report?
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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Cast & crew
Directed by
Sebastián Cordero
Written by
Philip Gelatt
Anamaria Marinca
Rosa Dasque
Michael Nyqvist
Andrei Blok
Sharlto Copley
James Corrigan
Daniel Wu
William Xu
Karolina Wydra
Dr. Katya Petrovna
Christian Camargo
Dr. Daniel Luxembourg
Embeth Davidtz
Dr. Samantha Unger
Court is in session
Put Europa Report on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.