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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Drama · 2013

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

Movie details

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

“Life is anything but normal.”

2013 Drama 1h 30m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

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 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film?

The 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.

Directed by

Laura Dern · Bryce Dallas Howard · Bonnie Hunt

Written by

Deirdre O'Connor · Jan Oxenberg · Stephen Godchaux · Howard J. Morris

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson

Maggie

Sarah Hyland

Sarah Hyland

Grace

Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo

Robin

Mitch Rouse

Mitch Rouse

Eddie

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Dr. Nance

Sofia Vassilieva

Sofia Vassilieva

Allison

Brittany Snow

Brittany Snow

Lucy

Court is in session

Put Call Me Crazy: A Five Film on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.