Old poster

Old (2021)

Film · 1h 48m · Rated PG-13

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A secluded beach accelerates aging, transforming an entire lifetime into a single day of chilling, surreal dread.

Suspenseful and bleak. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Peacock.

Old parents guide

The thing to know: moderate sex and nudity, more than a PG-13 usually carries. Beyond that, a few tense moments and a jolt or two.

Scare
Mildly scary
A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares
A couple
One or two sudden jolts.
Gore
Light gore
Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence
Some violence
Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity
Moderate
Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
Language
Moderate
Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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Three questions

Is Old scary?
Only a little. Old has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Old?
Light gore and some violence.
What is Old rated, and is it OK for kids?
Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated PG-13, with moderate sex and nudity, and some strong language.

What is Old about?

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.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves the ending open to interpretation.

Cast and crew

Directed byM. Night Shyamalan
StarringGael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff, Thomasin McKenzie, Abbey Lee

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