The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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Good Boys
Comedy · 2019
A group of young boys on the cusp of becoming teenagers embark on an epic quest to fix their broken drone before their parents get home.
Movie details
Good Boys
“You must be this tall to see this movie.”
2019 Comedy 1h 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
A group of young boys on the cusp of becoming teenagers embark on an epic quest to fix their broken drone before their parents get home.
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 Good Boys?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Gene Stupnitsky
Written by
Lee Eisenberg · Gene Stupnitsky
Jacob Tremblay
Max
Keith L. Williams
Lucas
Brady Noon
Thor
Molly Gordon
Hannah
Midori Francis
Lily
Izaac Wang
Soren
Millie Davis
Brixlee
Court is in session
Put Good Boys on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.