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The Scary of Sixty-First

Play trailer 1:34 Poster for The Scary of Sixty-First Released Dec 2, 2021 1h 21m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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While out apartment hunting, college pals Noelle and Addie stumble upon the deal of a lifetime: a posh duplex on Manhattan's Upper East Side. But soon after moving in, a more sinister picture of the apartment emerges when a mysterious woman arrives and claims the property used to belong to the infamous and recently-deceased Jeffrey Epstein. With this news, Noelle becomes obsessed with the visitor--to the point of infatuation. As the pair plunge deeper into the conspiracies of the Epstein case, Addie falls into her own bizarre state: a pseudo-possession complete with inexplicable fits of age-regressed sexual mania. As they peel back on these strange occurrences, the truth reveals itself to be more twisted than they could have ever imagined.

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It's hard not to admire its often ungainly attempts to achieve its ambitions, but The Scary of Sixty-First is a horror provocation that disappoints as often as it thrills.

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Cath Clarke Guardian To me this feels like a silly smirking film with zero insights into abuse or conspiracy theories. Rated: 2/5 Mar 1, 2022 Full Review Becca James Chicago Reader All of this takes place in what Nekrasova has likened to Eyes Wide Shut New York, and it is, in fact, as alluring as its influences, pulling viewers into a film that teeters between absurdly funny and absurdly frightening. Jan 22, 2022 Full Review Stephen Romei The Australian As important as that subject is, this film doesn't work for me. I think it's contrived and pointless. It tells us nothing new. Rated: 2/5 Jan 8, 2022 Full Review Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana The Geek Show (UK) Do we really need a film where the despicable actions of sexual abusers are brushed off as the fault of Satan and his followers, or should this have been a film that held Epstein and others like him accountable? Jul 9, 2024 Full Review Sarah Ward Concrete Playground The Scary of Sixty-First doesn't always completely come together, but Nekrasova has crafted an uncompromising and compelling movie that plays like a slap in the face and isn't easily forgotten. Jul 8, 2022 Full Review Eve Tushnet Patheos This is a movie where when you hear what it is, your first reaction is gonna be, “That should not have been made,” and while I often defend that kind of movie… this movie should not have been made. Mar 21, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jessica M I want my 3.99 back. The trailer and premise got my attention. This was horrible though. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review Harris T I can't believe after all my years of watching movies I made the rookie mistake of trusting the trailer. Shame on me. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review Jeffrey P Epstein conspiracy theory horror film that you've all been waiting for. The style and sound are decent, the retro vibe is enough to carry it when nothing else does... and then it ends. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/12/23 Full Review Tom D Just don't. But if you must, wait until you can watch it for free. You'll regret that $3.99 you spent to rent it. I can't think of any movie EVER that was as bad as this. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/30/23 Full Review Chelsea L The Jeffrey Epstein thing was a little gross - like too soon and not funny- but it was mostly the bag wigs that did it for me. This was awful. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/10/23 Full Review Audience Member the Scary of 61st, The Stupid of 61st, The Horny of 61st... I don't know what to call it. It's not quite bottom of the barrel though thanks to the stupid comedy and um -- memorable -- sex scenes.. 1.6/10 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis While out apartment hunting, college pals Noelle and Addie stumble upon the deal of a lifetime: a posh duplex on Manhattan's Upper East Side. But soon after moving in, a more sinister picture of the apartment emerges when a mysterious woman arrives and claims the property used to belong to the infamous and recently-deceased Jeffrey Epstein. With this news, Noelle becomes obsessed with the visitor--to the point of infatuation. As the pair plunge deeper into the conspiracies of the Epstein case, Addie falls into her own bizarre state: a pseudo-possession complete with inexplicable fits of age-regressed sexual mania. As they peel back on these strange occurrences, the truth reveals itself to be more twisted than they could have ever imagined.
Director
Dasha Nekrasova
Producer
Adam Mitchel, Adam Mitchell, Mark H. Rapaport
Screenwriter
Dasha Nekrasova, Madeline Quinn
Distributor
Utopia
Production Co
Spacemaker Productions, Carnegie Hill Entertainment, Kinematics
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 2, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 24, 2021
Runtime
1h 21m
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