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Horsemen
Crime · Drama · Horror · 2009
A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Movie details
Horsemen
“Four victims. Four painful secrets.”
2009 Crime · Drama · Horror 1h 30m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.5 / 10
24.6K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
17 %
Tomatometer
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
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A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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 Horsemen?
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
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jonas Åkerlund
Written by
David Callaham
Dennis Quaid
Aidan Breslin
Zhang Ziyi
Kristen
Lou Taylor Pucci
Alex Breslin
Clifton Collins Jr.
Stingray
Barry Shabaka Henley
Tuck
Patrick Fugit
Corey
Eric Balfour
Taylor
Court is in session
Put Horsemen 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.