Old review – M Night Shyamalan's fast-ageing beach horror is top notch hokum, Movies
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Review: Old is a mostly solid film undermined by jarring twist ending
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Old movie review: M. Night Shyamalan's beach horror builds towards a twist ending that will divide opinion, naturally
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Old (2021) - IMDb
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Old, review: M Night Shyamalan is back, with a more deranged plot than ever
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Old (2021) - IMDb
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Old' Review: Time Flies In Shyamalan's Latest Thriller
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Old review: M. Night Shyamalan's stylish horror of accelerated ageing
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Directors at the Box Office: M. Night Shyamalan : r/boxoffice
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Old movie review: M. Night Shyamalan's beach horror builds towards a twist ending that will divide opinion, naturally