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The Trip to Spain

The Trip to Spain

Comedy · Drama · 2017

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a road trip along the coast of Spain.

Movie details

The Trip to Spain

2017 Comedy · Drama 1h 55m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a road trip along the coast of Spain.

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 Trip to Spain?

The 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.

Directed by

Michael Winterbottom

Written by

Michael Winterbottom

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

Steve

Rob Brydon

Rob Brydon

Rob

Marta Barrio

Marta Barrio

Yolanda

Claire Keelan

Claire Keelan

Emma

Tom Clegg

Tom Clegg

Busker

Justin Edwards

Justin Edwards

Greg

Kerry Shale

Kerry Shale

Matt

Court is in session

Put The Trip to Spain on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.