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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Backcountry
Horror · Thriller · Drama · 2015
A couple on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.
Movie details
Backcountry
“Survive.”
2015 Horror · Thriller · Drama 1h 32m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
A couple on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.
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 Backcountry?
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
Adam MacDonald
Written by
Adam MacDonald
Missy Peregrym
Jenn
Jeff Roop
Alex
Eric Balfour
Brad
Nicholas Campbell
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Court is in session
Put Backcountry 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.