The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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...All the Marbles
Comedy · Drama · 1981
A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.
Movie details
...All the Marbles
“The California Dolls and their best friend Harry...Together they're going for...All The Marbles”
1981 Comedy · Drama 1h 53m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.4 / 10
2.5K votes
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.
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 ...All the Marbles?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
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
Robert Aldrich
Written by
Mel Frohman
Peter Falk
Harry Sears
Vicki Frederick
Iris
Laurene Landon
Molly
Burt Young
Eddie Cisco
Tracy Reed
Diane
Ursaline Bryant
June
Claudette Nevins
Solly
Court is in session
Put ...All the Marbles on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.