The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Nuts
Drama · 1987
A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.
Movie details
Nuts
“Mad As In Angry. Or Just Plain... NUTS”
1987 Drama 1h 56m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.
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 Nuts?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
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
Martin Ritt
Written by
Alvin Sargent · Tom Topor · Darryl Ponicsan
Barbra Streisand
Claudia Draper
Richard Dreyfuss
Aaron Levinsky
Maureen Stapleton
Rose Kirk
Karl Malden
Arthur Kirk
Eli Wallach
Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
Robert Webber
Francis MacMillan
James Whitmore
Judge Stanley Murdoch
Court is in session
Put Nuts on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.