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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The Moor
Horror · Mystery · Drama · 2024
Claire is approached by the father of her murdered childhood friend to help investigate the haunted moor he believes is his son's final resting place.
Movie details
The Moor
“Out there, we are all lost.”
2024 Horror · Mystery · Drama 2h 0m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.8 / 10
Community rating
Claire is approached by the father of her murdered childhood friend to help investigate the haunted moor he believes is his son's final resting place.
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 The Moor?
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
Chris Cronin
Written by
Paul Thomas
Sophia La Porta
Claire
David Edward-Robertson
Bill
E
Elizabeth Dormer-Phillips
Eleanor
M
Mark Peachey
Alex
V
Vicki Hackett
Liz
Bernard Hill
Thornley
Dexter Sol Ansell
Danny
Court is in session
Put The Moor 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.