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The Crab with the Golden Claws
Action · Adventure · Mystery · 1991
Tintin finds himself involved in a mystery related to a drowned man, a can of crabmeat and a ship called Karaboudjan. After investigating the ship, Tintin discovers that the shipment of cans does not contain exactly crabmeat.
Movie details
The Crab with the Golden Claws
1991 Action · Adventure · Mystery 44m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.4 / 10
582 votes
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
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Tintin finds himself involved in a mystery related to a drowned man, a can of crabmeat and a ship called Karaboudjan. After investigating the ship, Tintin discovers that the shipment of cans does not contain exactly crabmeat.
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 Crab with the Golden Claws?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
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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Red Rackham's Treasure
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The Secret of the Unicorn
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Stéphane Bernasconi
Written by
J.D. Smith · Christophe Poujol · Robert Réa
Thierry Wermuth
Tintin (voice)
Christian Pelissier
Haddock (voice)
Yves Barsacq
Dupont (voice)
Jean-Pierre Moulin
Dupond (voice)
Susan Roman
Milou (voice)
M
Marc Moro
Allan Thompson (voice)
Court is in session
Put The Crab with the Golden Claws on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.