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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Brooklyn 45
Horror · Thriller · History · 2023
Five military veterans, best friends since childhood, gather together in a Brooklyn brownstone several months after the end of World War II, and the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all-too-literal.
Movie details
Brooklyn 45
“The ghosts of your past would like to have a word with you.”
2023 Horror · Thriller · History 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.8 / 10
Community rating
Five military veterans, best friends since childhood, gather together in a Brooklyn brownstone several months after the end of World War II, and the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all-too-literal.
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 Brooklyn 45?
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
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Ted Geoghegan
Written by
Ted Geoghegan
Anne Ramsay
Marla Sheridan
Ezra Buzzington
Mjr. Paul DiFranco
Jeremy Holm
Mjr. Archibald Stanton
Larry Fessenden
Lt. Col. Clive Hockstatter
Ron E. Rains
Bob Sheridan
Kristina Klebe
Hildegard Baumann
Lucy Carapetyan
Susan Hockstatter
Court is in session
Put Brooklyn 45 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.