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“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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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Drama · Horror · Science Fiction · 1941
Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.
Movie details
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
“It CHILLS you! Half-MAN! Half-MONSTER!”
1941 Drama · Horror · Science Fiction 1h 53m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.
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 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
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
Victor Fleming
Written by
John Lee Mahin · Percy Heath · Samuel Hoffenstein
Spencer Tracy
Dr. Henry 'Harry' Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Ingrid Bergman
Ivy Peterson
Lana Turner
Beatrix 'Bea' Emery
Donald Crisp
Sir Charles Emery
Ian Hunter
Dr. John Lanyon
Barton MacLane
Sam Higgins
C. Aubrey Smith
The Bishop
Court is in session
Put Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 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.