Dementia 13

1963

1h 21m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

69%

29 Reviews

Tomatometer

35%

2,500+ Ratings

Audience Score

After John Haloran (Peter Read) dies, his wife, Louise (Luana Anders), fears that she will be denied his inheritance. Fabricating a story about John traveling to the United States, she joins the rest of the Haloran family at their Irish estate as they hold a memorial for John's sister, who died in a lake eight years ago. Louise schemes to convince Lady Haloran (Eithne Dunne) that she can speak with the dead child. However, this plan is interrupted by an axe murderer loose on the estate.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Modern viewers... will have little trouble identifying the shadowy figure whodunnit, but there is still real pleasure in wandering these halls of repressed madness, where everyone seems affected, one way or another, by the tragedy of Kathleen

Nov 16, 2021

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Becca James

Chicago Reader

...while it's by no means perfect, it does hint at Coppola's capabilities...

Oct 8, 2021

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Dementia 13 remains an oddity, but if that's the case it's a supremely entertaining one.

Sep 22, 2021

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

While this doesn't quite show off Coppola's filmmaking prowess, it remains an essential part of his filmography.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 29, 2021

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Armond White

National Review

While the emotional depths of this exploitation film are hidden by low-budget shortcuts and discount psychologizing, the generic commonplaces are made evocative by young Coppola's already evident flair.

Sep 29, 2021

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Kyle Anderson

Nerdist

I confess to never seeing the 75-minute theatrical cut, but this 69-minute director's cut, I must say, is pretty great.

Sep 20, 2021

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Glen A

Coppola was the master back in the day. "Dementia 13" has no right to be as engrossing as it is. I just hung on every scene, enjoying how each one played out. I'm taking off points because it doesn't quite stick the landing at the end, but the ride is definitely worthwhile.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

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nick s

This is elevated by having Coppalas name associated with it. But it feels like a low budget film with rough editing and fake looking effects. Some of the acting was pretty good and the story was okayish. Just a shame the director made it obvious who the antagonist was. Having said that, if the director was in his mid twenties when he did this (with a low budget and all the limitations of film) it's an awesome effort.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/24

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Stephen Jules R

It's hard to believe it exists doesn't make it great but its something

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/16/23

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Valerii Ege D

What excited me was that movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Thinking about him on a horror movie stage gave me goosebumps. But at the end of the road, the film didn't satisfy me as I expected. You can see his artistic style in the movie. Framing and storytelling are not simple as other horror movies with the same type of suspense. Yet I wish that the story could have been better.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/10/23

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Audience Member

Very watchable for FFCOPOLLA film fans. Greatness has humble beginnings.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/11/23

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Audience Member

The original Dementia 13 holds much potential for something spectacular in its story and setting, but its lack of sustainability, acting, and overall quality prevent it from reaching positive riverbanks.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Francis Ford Coppola

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William Campbell

Richard Haloran

Luana Anders

Louise Haloran

Bart Patton

Billy Haloran

Mary Mitchel

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Synopsis

After John Haloran (Peter Read) dies, his wife, Louise (Luana Anders), fears that she will be denied his inheritance. Fabricating a story about John traveling to the United States, she joins the rest of the Haloran family at their Irish estate as they hold a memorial for John's sister, who died in a lake eight years ago. Louise schemes to convince Lady Haloran (Eithne Dunne) that she can speak with the dead child. However, this plan is interrupted by an axe murderer loose on the estate.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Screenwriter: Francis Ford Coppola
Production Co: Filmgroup Productions
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2011
Runtime: 1h 21m

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