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 Grandmother
Drama · Horror · 2022
Susana leaves her life in Paris, where she works as a model, and returns to Madrid to take care of her grandmother Pilar.
Movie details
The Grandmother
2022 Drama · Horror 1h 41m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
Susana leaves her life in Paris, where she works as a model, and returns to Madrid to take care of her grandmother Pilar.
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 Grandmother?
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
Paco Plaza
Written by
Carlos Vermut
Almudena Amor
Susana
Vera Valdez
Pilar
Karina Kolokolchykova
Eva
M
Marina Gutiérrez
Adela
Berta Sánchez
Child Susana
A
Alba Bonnin
Child Eva
Gabriela Calonfirescu
Julita
Court is in session
Put The Grandmother 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.