Old

"It's only a matter of time."

2021 1h 48m EN

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6.3

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50%

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5.8

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★6.3TMDB · 5,070🥫50%Rotten Tomatoes●55Metacritic★5.8IMDB · 182,135

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Synopsis

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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.

“It's only a matter of time.”

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Cast

Gael García Bernal
Guy
Vicky Krieps
Prisca
Rufus Sewell
Charles
Alex Wolff
Trent Aged 15
Thomasin McKenzie
Maddox Aged 16
Abbey Lee
Chrystal
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Patricia
Ken Leung
Jarin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writers: M. Night Shyamalan
Languages: English
Countries: China, United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: China, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, shot by Mike Gioulakis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Trevor Gureckis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Brett M. Reed shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Gael García Bernal and Vicky Krieps and Rufus Sewell carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's only a matter of time.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

M. Night Shyamalan directs. Mike Gioulakis behind the camera. Trevor Gureckis scores. Brett M. Reed cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in China, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.
2Released 5 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: China, United States of America.
4Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, shot by Mike Gioulakis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Trevor Gureckis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Brett M. Reed shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Gael García Bernal and Vicky Krieps and Rufus Sewell carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It's only a matter of time.".
9IMDB entry: tt10954652 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 34 themes, including "beach", "husband wife relationship", "schizophrenia", "escape".
11Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mike Gioulakis
Original score: Trevor Gureckis
Editing: Brett M. Reed
Production design: Naaman Marshall
Costume design: Caroline Duncan
Makeup / hair: Tony Gardner
VFX supervisor: Craig Crawford
Sound: Sean Garnhart
Stunt coordinator: Manny Siverio
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,000,000
Box office: $90,146,510
Return: 501% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Old (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes: 50% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 55/100
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 182,135 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

1 win & 7 nominations total

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Manuel São Bento2021-08-25
★ 4/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/old-spoiler-free-review "Old is one of those cases of a remarkably unique, intriguing concept failing to reach its potential due to an overall disappointing execution of too many ideas. M. Night Shyamalan delivers yet another divisive film, tackling deeper themes associated with our relationship with time and how the latter impacts people in distinct ways. The trademark final act revelation not only negatively affects the main theme of the movie but also raises dozens of plot and character inconsistencies, too many to handle. The acting is surprisingly as poor as some of the awful dialogues, despite great casting concerning the kid-to-adult transitions. The main family's arc is one worth investing in, but there are too many disposable, irrelevant characters. The technically accurate, detailed cinematography might not be pleasant for every viewer, but the editing definitely lacks some finesse. Unfortunately, I can't defend Shyamalan too much on this one..." Rating: C-
Tejas Nair2021-09-26
★ 6/10
I liked Old not for its horror elements (at least the very little that it has) but for its themes about aging and regrets in life, something that hit home. There may be several flaws with this weird drama but the central theme of how we take life lightly when we are aging slowly really stayed with me. Recommended.
CinemaSerf2022-03-27
★ 6/10
I was really disappointed with this. It's an intriguing story from M. Night Shyamalan that is really let down by some lacklustre casting and a really lousy script. A few holidaymakers are taken to a beach where they discover that not only are they trapped there, but that they begin to age rapidly too... Can they escape? Sadly, I didn't really care - the characters are pretty unremarkable, and although the setting is beautiful the rest of it is slow and dull to watch. Rufus Sewell stands out as probably the worst of the bunch, but only marginally more so than an equally out of place Gael García Bernal who really did look like he was just waiting for his cheque to arrive. The last twenty minutes could have retrieved the situation had they be handled better, but what little jeopardy - or plausibility the story had had until then just evaporated. Shyamalan ought to have enough clout nowadays to ensure his quirky and intelligent stories are better presented in terms of talent and, especially given it's his own screenplay - writing too.