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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A Good Doctor
Comedy · 2019
On Christmas eve, Serge is the only on-call emergency doctor available. Struck by a crippling back-ache, he gets help from a pizza delivery boy who will need to step in the doctor's shoes.
Movie details
A Good Doctor
2019 Comedy 1h 30m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.5 / 10
2.6K votes
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
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On Christmas eve, Serge is the only on-call emergency doctor available. Struck by a crippling back-ache, he gets help from a pizza delivery boy who will need to step in the doctor's shoes.
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 A Good Doctor?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
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
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Tristan Séguéla
Written by
Tristan Séguéla · Jim Birmant
Michel Blanc
Serge Mamou Mani, the doctor
Hakim Jemili
Malek Aknoun, Uber delivery man
Solène Rigot
Rose Malaparte
Chantal Lauby
Suzy, the switchboard operator (voice)
Franck Gastambide
Grisoni, Uber's customer
Fadily Camara
Sonya Derringer, the woman giving birth
Artus
Wilfried
Court is in session
Put A Good Doctor on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“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.