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Solace
Thriller · Crime · Mystery · 2015
A psychic doctor, John Clancy, works with an FBI special agent in search of a serial killer.
Movie details
Solace
“How do you stop a killer that can read your mind?”
2015 Thriller · Crime · Mystery 1h 41m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
A psychic doctor, John Clancy, works with an FBI special agent in search of a serial killer.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Solace?
For the defence
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
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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Longlegs
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FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Afonso Poyart
Written by
Ted Griffin · Sean Bailey
Anthony Hopkins
John Clancy
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Agent Joe Merriweather
Abbie Cornish
Agent Katherine Cowles
Colin Farrell
Charles Ambrose
Matt Gerald
Sloman
Jose Pablo Cantillo
Sawyer
Marley Shelton
Laura Merriwether
Court is in session
Put Solace on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.