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“Form is the argument.”
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A Quiet Place
Horror · Drama · Science Fiction · 2018
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
Movie details
A Quiet Place
“If they hear you, they hunt you.”
2018 Horror · Drama · Science Fiction 1h 31m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.4 / 10
Community rating
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
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 A Quiet Place?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
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.
Taste neighbourhood
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A Quiet Place Part II
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Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
No One Will Save You
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The Brood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
John Krasinski
Written by
Scott Beck · Bryan Woods · John Krasinski
Emily Blunt
Evelyn Abbott
John Krasinski
Lee Abbott
Millicent Simmonds
Regan Abbott
Noah Jupe
Marcus Abbott
Cade Woodward
Beau Abbott
Leon Russom
Man in the Woods
Rhoda Pell
Old Man's Dead Wife (uncredited)
Court is in session
Put A Quiet Place on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.