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      Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

      Released Dec 15, 1964 2 hr. 13 min. Horror List
      82% 28 Reviews Tomatometer 85% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score Forty years ago, on the night they were meant to elope, Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) found her lover decapitated during a party, the blood on her dress leading everyone to suspect she was the murderer. Now, in 1964, Charlotte is an old recluse and must fight to keep her home. She enlists the help of her cousin Velma (Olivia de Havilland), who was there at the time of the murder. However, soon after Velma's arrival, Charlotte's mind becomes unstable, and she starts seeing her dead lover's head. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jul 05 Buy Now

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      Mike P More from the 60s psychobiddy genre...(This, Psycho, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Straight Jacket)...Solid...if silly... Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/28/24 Full Review Alec B Finds that Southern Gothic sweet spot located between camp and genuine drama. All the performances capture that tone perfectly. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/24 Full Review Bob W Follow up to "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" Definitely worth watching for fan but the central conflict takes a while to develop and it lacks the vicious intensity of the prior outing. Acting level is good-to-extraordinary all the way around but could have used a lot more of Victor Buono. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/01/23 Full Review Blobbo X Hush hush sweet critics: It's good. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/14/23 Full Review Tom K A slow burner with a fun payoff, but what a performance by Bette Davis! I think this was my first time watching one of her films. Fantastic work. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/10/23 Full Review Liam D A Hammy over the top acting showcase that actually has a compelling story for a psychological thriller Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/27/22 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Peter John Dyer Sight & Sound Agnes Moorehead is no less brilliant than Miss Davis as the rawboned, ferret-eyed housekeeper. Mar 31, 2020 Full Review TIME Magazine Aldrich piles on a series of scream-in-the-night shocks, the better to batten a script strikingly short of sneakier surprises. Oct 17, 2016 Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out Over the top, of course, and not a lot to it, but it's efficiently directed, beautifully shot (Joseph Biroc), and contains enough scary sequences amid the brooding, tense atmosphere. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia Robert Aldrich's film to continually defy expectations. Jan 18, 2019 Full Review Adrian Turner Radio Times [A] heady brew for fans of Hollywood's golden age gone bananas. Rated: 3/5 Oct 17, 2016 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com This well executed and well acted Gothic horror is Aldrich's follow-up to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? which also starred Bette Davis. Rated: B+ Aug 3, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Forty years ago, on the night they were meant to elope, Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) found her lover decapitated during a party, the blood on her dress leading everyone to suspect she was the murderer. Now, in 1964, Charlotte is an old recluse and must fight to keep her home. She enlists the help of her cousin Velma (Olivia de Havilland), who was there at the time of the murder. However, soon after Velma's arrival, Charlotte's mind becomes unstable, and she starts seeing her dead lover's head.
      Director
      Robert Aldrich
      Screenwriter
      Henry Farrell, Lukas Heller
      Production Co
      The Associates & Aldrich Company Inc.
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 15, 1964, Original
      Rerelease Date (Theaters)
      Dec 24, 1964
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 25, 2015
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