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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A Quiet Place: Day One
Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller · 2024
As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive with her cat.
Movie details
A Quiet Place: Day One
“Hear how it all began.”
2024 Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller 1h 40m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive with her cat.
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 A Quiet Place: Day One?
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.
Taste neighbourhood
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A Quiet Place Part II
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Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
Sleepwalkers
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Michael Sarnoski
Written by
Michael Sarnoski · John Krasinski
Lupita Nyong'o
Samira
Joseph Quinn
Eric
Alex Wolff
Reuben
Djimon Hounsou
Henri
Eliane Umuhire
Zena
Takunda Khumalo
Osahar
Alfie Todd
Max
Court is in session
Put A Quiet Place: Day One 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.