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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The Carpetbaggers
Drama · 1964
Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who's building planes, directing films, and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s Hollywood.
Movie details
The Carpetbaggers
“It is unlikely that you will experience in a lifetime all that you will see in... THE CARPETBAGGERS.”
1964 Drama 2h 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who's building planes, directing films, and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s Hollywood.
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 Carpetbaggers?
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
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Edward Dmytryk
Written by
John Michael Hayes
George Peppard
Jonas Cord Junior
Alan Ladd
Nevada Smith
Carroll Baker
Rina Marlowe Cord
Robert Cummings
Dan Pierce
Martha Hyer
Jennie Denton
Elizabeth Ashley
Monica Winthrop
Lew Ayres
Mac McAllister
Court is in session
Put The Carpetbaggers 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.