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Anatomy of a Fall
Thriller · Mystery · Crime · 2023
A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
Movie details
Anatomy of a Fall
“Did she do it?”
2023 Thriller · Mystery · Crime 2h 31m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.6 / 10
238.7K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
96 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
86 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.5 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
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 Anatomy of a Fall?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
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
Justine Triet
Written by
Justine Triet · Arthur Harari
Sandra Hüller
Sandra Voyter
Swann Arlaud
Maître Vincent Renzi
Milo Machado-Graner
Daniel
Antoine Reinartz
Advocate General
Samuel Theis
Samuel Maleski
Jehnny Beth
Marge Berger
Saadia Bentaïeb
Maître Nour Boudaoud
Court is in session
Put Anatomy of a Fall on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.