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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Hold Your Breath
Horror · Thriller · Drama · 2024
In 1930s Oklahoma amid the region's horrific dust storms, a woman is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family.
Movie details
Hold Your Breath
“There's something evil in the air.”
2024 Horror · Thriller · Drama 1h 34m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
In 1930s Oklahoma amid the region's horrific dust storms, a woman is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family.
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 Hold Your Breath?
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
Will Joines · Karrie Crouse
Written by
Karrie Crouse
Sarah Paulson
Margaret Bellum
Amiah Miller
Rose Bellum
Annaleigh Ashford
Esther Smith
Alona Jane Robbins
Ollie Bellum
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Wallace Grady
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Arron Shiver
Sheriff Bell
Bill Heck
Henry Bellum
Court is in session
Put Hold Your Breath 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.