The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Charm School
Comedy · 2007
Defiant 18-year-old Adela León pushes her father and an unbending headmistress to the limit in this delicious comedy.
Movie details
Charm School
“Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go wherever they want.”
2007 Comedy 1h 42m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
Defiant 18-year-old Adela León pushes her father and an unbending headmistress to the limit in this delicious comedy.
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 Charm School?
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
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Fernando Sariñana
Written by
Issa López · Jose Balido · Ignacio Darnaude
Martha Higareda
Adela León
Blanca Guerra
Maca Ribera
Camila Sodi
Pía
María Aura
Maribel
Alejandra Adame
Heidi
Ximena Sariñana
Valentina
Daniel Berlanga
Emiliano
Court is in session
Put Charm School 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.