Apartment 7A

2024

Action / Horror / Thriller

51
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 65% · 89 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 65% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 19852 19.9K

new york city satanism prequel occult satanic cult manhattan, new york city

Plot summary

A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promise her a shot at fame.

Director

Natalie Erika James Photo
Natalie Erika James

Top cast

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Photo
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Julia Garner Photo
Julia Garner as Terry Gionoffrio
Dianne Wiest Photo
Dianne Wiest as Margaux 'Minnie' Castevet
Marli Siu Photo
Marli Siu as Annie Leung
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973.96 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 46 min
Seeds 25
1.96 GB
1920*1040
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 46 min
Seeds 60
4.74 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
N/A
Seeds 17

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by liamjcurrie 7 / 10

Suprisingly good!!

Apartment 7A" is surprisingly a very strong film. The storyline stays closely aligned with the original, and the cinematography, both inside and outside the apartment, evokes strong memories of the original masterpiece.The performances are outstanding, particularly from Dianne Wiest and Kevin McNally, who excel in their roles as the Castevets. The film features thoughtful nods to Rosemary's Baby throughout, and as a prequel, the plot is well-crafted and cohesive.One of the highest compliments I can offer is that Apartment 7A left me eager to immediately revisit Rosemary's Baby. Together, they would make a fantastic double feature.
Reviewed by saolivaresm 6 / 10

Julia Garner shines in a prequel that lacks intensity

Director Natalie Erika James embarks on a mission to give us a prequel that can at least match Roman Polanski's 1968 classic, and the truth is that we're left with a film with a great leading lady, but one that falls a few steps short of achieving the milestone of matching the original.It has good ideas at its core, especially the dreamlike moments of its protagonist that resemble that atmosphere of 1968, but as we get deeper into the story we lose the strength that would lead us to a more satisfying horror impact, and also taking into account that it plays quite a bit with references to Rosemary's Baby in several parts.What it does excel at is in presenting us with a great protagonist who is allowed to shine in a consecrating way, a Julia Garner who makes that leap to demonstrate what a great actress she is and the star she becomes with each job. On this occasion, she takes on her character with all the elegance, talent and first-class charisma, she makes the film her own and in turn the film works on the strength that the actress delivers in her moments, to reach a final climax where she is totally consecrated as the star of the show. The actress manages to transmit this personal drama in a very forceful way, where one can highlight as a great strength the depth and personality of a character with whom you connect at all times.When we get into the substance that the film offers us, it is here where we find the lowest points of the proposal, and that is that we are left with a script that although it clearly addresses personal drama, when it must reach the moment of terror it lacks the necessary intensity to give us symbolic moments or moments of more enjoyment that allow the film to stand out more strongly as an excellent horror film, its strength only allows it to be a correct, but passive way of confronting sects, the devil and a prequel to a classic of the genre.In any case, Apartment 7A works as a decent movie that doesn't waste time, largely due to its protagonist and a rather interesting direction. It may fall short in intentions and in more challenging ideas, but it fulfills its role as a movie that goes straight to platforms and without greater ambitions than to provide a moment of entertainment and that honestly does achieve this in several passages where it intelligently provides an ending to the journey that is the most rewarding of the entire film.
Reviewed by jp_91 7 / 10

"Apartment 7A" is a film that manages to be good in several aspects of the seventh art.

"Apartment 7A" is an acceptable prequel to the classic "Rosemary's Baby" (1968). The script manages to capture the essence of the Satanism films of yesteryear, but in some situations it is incoherent with the events shown in the aforementioned classic directed by Roman Polanski. Natalie Erika James's directing work is solid and superior to that of her previous film "Relic" (2020). The cast gives good performances, highlighting Julia Garner, Dianne Wiest and Jim Sturgess. The production level is good, achieving a good setting and a costume design that transports us to the mid-60s. The cinematography is good without being extraordinary. "Apartment 7A" is a film that manages to be good in several aspects of the seventh art.
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