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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Tales from the Hood
Horror · Crime · Thriller · 1995
A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in a local funeral parlor.
Movie details
Tales from the Hood
“Your most terrifying nightmare and your most frightening reality are about to meet on the streets.”
1995 Horror · Crime · Thriller 1h 38m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.5 / 10
10K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
60 %
Tomatometer
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in a local funeral parlor.
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 Tales from the Hood?
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.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Rusty Cundieff
Written by
Darin Scott · Rusty Cundieff
Clarence Williams III
Mr. Simms (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")
Joe Torry
Stack (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")
De'Aundre Bonds
Ball (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")
Samuel Monroe Jr.
Bulldog (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")
Wings Hauser
Strom (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
Tom Wright
Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
Anthony Griffith
Clarence (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
Court is in session
Put Tales from the Hood 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.