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Film · 2021

Old

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · starring Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps and Alex Wolff

  • 1 h 48 min
  • Thriller
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 22 July 2021
  • 6.0 Users22 votes

Synopsis

In a tropical paradise, a family on vacation discovers that the secluded beach they have chosen to relax for a few hours is rapidly aging them, reducing their entire lives to a single day.

The film stars Gael García Bernal ('Mozart in the Jungle'), Vicky Krieps ('The invisible thread)', Rufus Sewell, Ken Leung ('Star Wars. Episode VII: The Force Awakens'), Nikki Amuka -Bird ('Jupiter's Fate)', Abbey Lee (l'Lovecraft Territory '), Aaron Pierre, Alex Wolff (' Hereditary '), Embeth Davidtz' (Millennium: The Men Who Didn't Love Women '), Eliza Scanlen ('Little Women'), Emun Elliott, Kathleen Chalfant ('The Affair') and Thomasin McKenzie ('Jojo Rabbit').

It is directed, written and produced by M. Night Shyamalan based on the script for the graphic novel 'Sand Castle', by Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters. Shyamalan is currently the showrruner and producer of the series' Servant 'for Apple TV + and is the director of' The sixth sense ',' The young woman of the water ',' The forest ',' After Earth ', the superhero trilogy' The protected ',' Multiple 'and' Glass'; 'The visit', 'Signs,' The incident ',' The first friends' and 'Airbender: The last warrior'.

Produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock and Steven Schneider via Blinding Edge for Universal.

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Availability checked on 8 November 2026.

The essentials

Runtime
108 min1 hour and 48 minutes
Box office
$48.2min US
How long is Old?
1 hour and 48 minutes (108 minutes).
When was Old released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 22 July 2021.
Who directed Old?
M. Night Shyamalan.
Where can I watch Old?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on Prime Video and to rent on Apple TV.
How much did Old make?
It took $48.2 million in US.
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Producers
M. Night Shyamalan

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Reviews

6.0 22 votes
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Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • US $48.2m
  • UK £3.2m

Soundtrack

All 9 songs
  1. To Reo Iti MaruMila Spotify
  2. Kirahu EMila Spotify
  3. More Dough for the Cookin'Aaron Pierre, featuring Ilan Stone Spotify
  4. Farara MataiMila Spotify
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