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 Other
Drama · Horror · Mystery · 1972
A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.
Movie details
The Other
“Niles and Holland are as close as twin brothers can be. Appearances can be deceiving... and deadly.”
1972 Drama · Horror · Mystery 1h 48m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.
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 Other?
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
Robert Mulligan
Written by
Tom Tryon
Uta Hagen
Ada
Diana Muldaur
Alexandra
C
Chris Udvarnoky
Niles Perry
M
Martin Udvarnoky
Holland Perry
Norma Connolly
Aunt Vee
Victor French
Angelini
L
Loretta Leversee
Winnie
Court is in session
Put The Other 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.