The defence The Cool Ironist
“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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F
Horror · Thriller · 2010
A group of teachers must defend themselves from a gang of murderous kids when their school comes under siege after hours.
Movie details
F
“Welcome to the school of hard knocks”
2010 Horror · Thriller 1h 19m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
4.6 / 10
4.3K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
79 %
Tomatometer
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A group of teachers must defend themselves from a gang of murderous kids when their school comes under siege after hours.
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 F?
For the defence
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
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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The Hills Have Eyes
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Johannes Roberts
Written by
Johannes Roberts
David Schofield
Robert Anderson
Eliza Bennett
Kate Anderson
Ruth Gemmell
Sarah Balham
Juliet Aubrey
Helen Anderson
Roxanne McKee
Nicky
Emma Cleasby
Lucy
Max Fowler
Jake Eaves
Court is in session
Put F 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.