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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I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Horror · Science Fiction · 1958
Aliens from Outer Space are slowly switching places with real humans -- one of the first being a young man about to get married. Slowly, his new wife realizes something is wrong, and her suspicions are confirmed when her husband's odd behaviour begins to show up in other townspeople.
Movie details
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
“Shuddery things from beyond the stars, here to breed with human women!”
1958 Horror · Science Fiction 1h 18m
Critical arithmetic
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6.0 / 10
Community rating
Aliens from Outer Space are slowly switching places with real humans -- one of the first being a young man about to get married. Slowly, his new wife realizes something is wrong, and her suspicions are confirmed when her husband's odd behaviour begins to show up in other townspeople.
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 I Married a Monster from Outer Space?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
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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Cast & crew
Directed by
Gene Fowler Jr.
Written by
Louis Vittes
Tom Tryon
Bill Farrell
Gloria Talbott
Marge Bradley Farrell
Alan Dexter
Sam Benson
Jean Carson
Helen Rhodes
Ken Lynch
Dr. Wayne
Maxie Rosenbloom
Max Grady - Bartender
Peter Baldwin
Officer Hank Swanson
Court is in session
Put I Married a Monster from Outer Space on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“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.