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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Intruder
Horror · Mystery · 1989
The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.
Movie details
Intruder
“He’s just crazy bout this store!”
1989 Horror · Mystery 1h 28m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.
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 Intruder?
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
Nearby on the taste map.
TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Scott Spiegel
Written by
Scott Spiegel · Lawrence Bender
Elizabeth Cox
Jennifer Ross
Renée Estevez
Linda
Dan Hicks
Bill Roberts
D
David Byrnes
Craig Peterson
Sam Raimi
Randy
Eugene Robert Glazer
Danny
B
Billy Marti
Dave
Court is in session
Put Intruder 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.