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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Into the Abyss
Horror · Drama · Science Fiction · 2023
Trying to escape danger in a post-apocalyptic world, Bannon realizes that his very existence will be put to the test.
Movie details
Into the Abyss
2023 Horror · Drama · Science Fiction 1h 44m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
Trying to escape danger in a post-apocalyptic world, Bannon realizes that his very existence will be put to the test.
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 Into the Abyss?
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
Matías Rispau
Written by
Boris C.Q. · Matías Rispau
M
Martín Rispau
Bannon
Germán Baudino
Demian
Chucho Fernández
Morgan
J
Jorge Javier Alagastino
Víctor
Demián Salomón
Refugiado
Paula Brasca
Adela
T
Tania Covelli
Mujer espectro
Court is in session
Put Into the Abyss 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.