The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Little Fish
Romance · Science Fiction · Drama · 2021
A couple fights to hold their relationship together as a memory loss virus spreads and threatens to erase the history of their love and courtship.
Movie details
Little Fish
“Love is unforgettable.”
2021 Romance · Science Fiction · Drama 1h 41m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.9 / 10
8.1K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
71 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.1 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A couple fights to hold their relationship together as a memory loss virus spreads and threatens to erase the history of their love and courtship.
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 Little Fish?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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
Chad Hartigan
Written by
Mattson Tomlin
Olivia Cooke
Emma
Jack O'Connell
Jude
Soko
Samantha
Raúl Castillo
Ben
David Lennon
Tim
Mackenzie Cardwell
Cat Girl
R
Ross Wirtanen
Jude's Friend #1
Court is in session
Put Little Fish on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.