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The Blob

The Blob

Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller · 1988

In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.

Movie details

The Blob

“Terror has no shape.”

1988 Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller 1h 35m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.

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 Blob?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

Nearby on the taste map.

TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Chuck Russell

Written by

Chuck Russell · Frank Darabont

Kevin Dillon

Kevin Dillon

Brian Flagg

Shawnee Smith

Shawnee Smith

Meg Penny

Donovan Leitch

Donovan Leitch

Paul Taylor

Jeffrey DeMunn

Jeffrey DeMunn

Sheriff Herb Geller

Candy Clark

Candy Clark

Fran Hewitt

Joe Seneca

Joe Seneca

Dr. Meddows

Del Close

Del Close

Reverend Meeker

Court is in session

Put The Blob on trial.

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

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.

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.