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Old

Old

Thriller · Mystery · Horror · 2021

A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.

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Old

“It's only a matter of time.”

2021 Thriller · Mystery · Horror 1h 48m

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6.3 / 10

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A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

M. Night Shyamalan

Written by

M. Night Shyamalan

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Guy

Vicky Krieps

Vicky Krieps

Prisca

Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Charles

Alex Wolff

Alex Wolff

Trent Aged 15

Thomasin McKenzie

Thomasin McKenzie

Maddox Aged 16

Abbey Lee

Abbey Lee

Chrystal

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Patricia

Court is in session

Put Old on trial.

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

The defence The Cool Ironist

“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 Prestige Tourist

“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.