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Bestseller

Horror · Thriller · Mystery · 2010

Following a humiliating plagiarism scandal, an author moves to an isolated small-town house with her daughter to write her comeback novel. Desperate for inspiration, she communicates with a mysterious ghostly presence that has befriended her daughter.

Movie details

Bestseller

“Can You Read FEAR?”

2010 Horror · Thriller · Mystery 1h 57m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

Following a humiliating plagiarism scandal, an author moves to an isolated small-town house with her daughter to write her comeback novel. Desperate for inspiration, she communicates with a mysterious ghostly presence that has befriended her daughter.

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 Bestseller?

The 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.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Lee Jeong-ho

Written by

Lee Jeong-ho

Uhm Jung-hwa

Uhm Jung-hwa

Baek Hee-soo

Ryu Seung-ryong

Ryu Seung-ryong

Park Yeong-joon

Lee Do-gyeong

Lee Do-gyeong

Chan-sik's father

Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong

Chan-sik

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Editor-in-chief

Park Sa-rang

Park Sa-rang

Yeon-hee

Kim Hwa-yeong

Kim Hwa-yeong

Director Song

Court is in session

Put Bestseller on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

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.

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.