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 Priests
Mystery · Thriller · Horror · 2015
To save a girl in danger, a priest and deacon jump into a mysterious case.
Movie details
The Priests
“HE is always here.”
2015 Mystery · Thriller · Horror 1h 43m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
To save a girl in danger, a priest and deacon jump into a mysterious case.
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 Priests?
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
Jang Jae-hyun
Written by
Jang Jae-hyun
Kim Yoon-seok
Father Kim
Gang Dong-won
Deacon Choi
Park So-dam
Young-shin
Kim Eui-sung
Clergy Dean
Son Jong-hak
Monsignor
Lee Ho-jae
Priest Jeong
Nam Il-woo
Father Superior
Court is in session
Put The Priests 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.