The defence The Adrenaline Seeker
“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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Terror Tract
Horror · Thriller · Comedy · 2000
A real estate agent terrifies a couple with the grim fates of the previous owners of a house they're looking at.
Movie details
Terror Tract
“Horror has a new home.”
2000 Horror · Thriller · Comedy 1h 36m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
A real estate agent terrifies a couple with the grim fates of the previous owners of a house they're looking at.
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 Terror Tract?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
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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Bone Lake
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Funny Games
Thriller · 2008
When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Clint Hutchison · Lance W. Dreesen
Written by
Clint Hutchison
John Ritter
Bob Carter
David DeLuise
Allen Doyle
Allison Smith
Mary Ann Doyle
Bryan Cranston
Ron Gatley
Fredric Lehne
Louis Freemont
Rachel York
Sarah Freemont
Carmine Giovinazzo
Frank Sarno
Court is in session
Put Terror Tract on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“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.