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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The Blackcoat's Daughter
Horror · Mystery · 2017
Two young women at a prestigious prep school are assailed by an evil, invisible power when they're stranded over winter break.
Movie details
The Blackcoat's Daughter
“Abandoned as a child. Raised by the dark.”
2017 Horror · Mystery 1h 34m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
Two young women at a prestigious prep school are assailed by an evil, invisible power when they're stranded over winter break.
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 The Blackcoat's Daughter?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
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
Osgood Perkins
Written by
Osgood Perkins
Emma Roberts
Joan Marsh
Kiernan Shipka
Kat
Lucy Boynton
Rose
James Remar
Bill
Lauren Holly
Linda
Peter J. Gray
Rick
Emma Holzer
Lizzy
Court is in session
Put The Blackcoat's Daughter on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“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.