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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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Horror · Science Fiction · Drama · 1931
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men: one that is good and one that is evil. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.
Movie details
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
“Put yourself in her place! The dreaded night when her lover became a madman!”
1931 Horror · Science Fiction · Drama 1h 36m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
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TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men: one that is good and one that is evil. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.
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 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
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
Rouben Mamoulian
Written by
Samuel Hoffenstein · Percy Heath
Fredric March
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Miriam Hopkins
Ivy Pearson
Rose Hobart
Muriel Carew
Holmes Herbert
Dr. John Lanyon
Halliwell Hobbes
Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew
Edgar Norton
Poole
Tempe Pigott
Mrs. Hawkins
Court is in session
Put Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 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.