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The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.
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The Creator
Science Fiction · Action · Adventure · 2023
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself.
Movie details
The Creator
“This is a fight for our very existence.”
2023 Science Fiction · Action · Adventure 2h 14m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.7 / 10
194.4K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
63 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
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Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself.
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 Creator?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
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
Gareth Edwards
Written by
Chris Weitz · Gareth Edwards
John David Washington
Joshua
Madeleine Yuna Voyles
Alphie
Gemma Chan
Maya
Allison Janney
Colonel Howell
Ken Watanabe
Harun
Sturgill Simpson
Drew
Amar Chadha-Patel
Omni / SEK-ON / Sergeant Bui
Court is in session
Put The Creator on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Auteur Devotee
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.