The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Babyteeth
Drama · Comedy · Romance · 2020
A terminally ill teen upsets her parents when she falls in love with a small-time drug dealer.
Movie details
Babyteeth
2020 Drama · Comedy · Romance 1h 58m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
A terminally ill teen upsets her parents when she falls in love with a small-time drug dealer.
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 Babyteeth?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
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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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Shannon Murphy
Written by
Rita Kalnejais
Eliza Scanlen
Milla
Toby Wallace
Moses
Essie Davis
Anna
Ben Mendelsohn
Henry
Eugene Gilfedder
Gidon
Emily Barclay
Toby
Andrea Demetriades
Jenny
Court is in session
Put Babyteeth on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.