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“Form is the argument.”
Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.
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The Platform
Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller · 2019
A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.
Movie details
The Platform
“There are 3 kinds of people; the ones above, the ones below, and the ones who fall.”
2019 Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.
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 The Platform?
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
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
Written by
Pedro Rivero · David Desola
Ivan Massagué
Goreng
Antonia San Juan
Imoguiri
Zorion Eguileor
Trimagasi
Emilio Buale
Baharat
Alexandra Masangkay
Miharu
Z
Zihara Llana
Mali
Mario Pardo
Baharat's Friend
Court is in session
Put The Platform on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.