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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Northanger Abbey
Romance · Drama · TV Movie · 2007
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
Movie details
Northanger Abbey
2007 Romance · Drama · TV Movie 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.2 / 10
16.6K votes
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
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 Northanger Abbey?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
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
Jon Jones
Written by
Andrew Davies
Felicity Jones
Catherine Morland
Carey Mulligan
Isabella Thorpe
JJ Feild
Henry Tilney
Geraldine James
Jane Austen (voice)
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Mrs Allen
Desmond Barrit
Mr Allen
William Beck
John Thorpe
Court is in session
Put Northanger Abbey on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
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.