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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Snatchers
Science Fiction · Horror · Comedy · 2019
After status-obsessed teen Sara has sex for the first time, she wakes up the next day nine months pregnant-with an alien.
Movie details
Snatchers
“Teen Pregnancy. It's a Monster”
2019 Science Fiction · Horror · Comedy 1h 37m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
After status-obsessed teen Sara has sex for the first time, she wakes up the next day nine months pregnant-with an alien.
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 Snatchers?
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.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Twice-Told Tales
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The Asphyx
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Death Becomes Her
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4 Horsemen: Apocalypse
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The Astronaut
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After returning from her first space mission, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA’s care at a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, she fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Benji Kleiman · Stephen Cedars
Written by
Benji Kleiman · Scott Yacyshyn · Stephen Cedars
Mary Nepi
Sara
Gabrielle Elyse
Hayley
Austin Fryberger
Skyler
J.J. Nolan
Kate
Nick Gomez
Oscar
Ashley Argota
Kiana
Amy Landecker
Nurse Cheryl
Court is in session
Put Snatchers 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.