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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The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Horror · Fantasy · 2023
The crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to London as they are stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship.
Movie details
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
“The legend of Dracula is born.”
2023 Horror · Fantasy 1h 59m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
The crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to London as they are stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship.
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 Last Voyage of the Demeter?
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
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
André Øvredal
Written by
Zak Olkewicz · Bragi F. Schut
Corey Hawkins
Clemens
Aisling Franciosi
Anna
David Dastmalchian
Wojchek
Javier Botet
Dracula / Nosferatu
Liam Cunningham
Captain Eliot
Chris Walley
Abrams
Jon Jon Briones
Joseph
Court is in session
Put The Last Voyage of the Demeter 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.