1BR

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1BR's occasionally ordinary storytelling is more than outweighed by tight direction, interesting ideas, and an effective blend of horror and thoughtful drama.

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Movie Info

New to Los Angeles, a woman moves into a seemingly perfect apartment complex, and soon finds out that there are consequences for breaking the rules.
  • Genre:
    mystery and thriller, horror
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    David Marmor
  • Producer:
    Allard Cantor, Nic Izzi
  • Writer:
    David Marmor
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  • Production Co:
    Malevolent FIlms

Cast & Crew

Nicole Brydon Bloom
Sarah
Alan Blumenfeld
Gus
Taylor Nichols
Jerry
Giles Matthey
Brian
Andrea Gabriel
Cristina
Mark Krenik
BBQ Guest Hungry
Susan Davis
Miss Stanhope
Naomi Grossman
Janice
David Marmor
Director
David Marmor
Screenwriter
Allard Cantor
Producer
Nic Izzi
Producer
David Bolen
Cinematographer
Ronen Landa
Original Music
Ricardo Jattan
Production Designer
Nini Than
Art Director
Marcel Victor Prefontaine
Set Decoration
Cristina Benavente
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Critic Reviews for 1BR

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  • 1BR's unique timeline paired with its palpable tension makes for a memorable addition to the horror-movies-about-cults catalog.

    June 4, 2020 | Full Review…

    Becca James

    Chicago Reader

  • It's an interesting idea, the execution is competent if not spectacular... And it made me really glad to live in an apartment complex where I know none of my neighbors.

    April 24, 2020 | Full Review…

    Angie Han

    FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

  • There's a light at the end of the tunnel for Sarah, and seeing her claw her way to it is often fun, albeit in a gasp-inducing sort of way.

    April 24, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Simon Abrams

    RogerEbert.com

  • Drawing on a fascination with cults and utopian communities, the director and co-writer, David Marmor, has created a mildly entertaining survival story whose depiction of psychological indoctrination far outstrips its generic dips into torture.

    April 24, 2020 | Full Review…

    Jeannette Catsoulis

    New York Times

  • The film gives palpable expression to the sense of hopelessness felt by those who fall under the control of cults.

    April 20, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

    Derek Smith

    Slant Magazine

  • The new horror film 1BR uses the real-life experiences of Scientologists and those in NXIVM to paint a terrifying portrait of one woman's descent into cult madness.

    April 18, 2020 | Full Review…

    Nick Schager

    The Daily Beast
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Audience Reviews for 1BR

  • Oct 26, 2020
    A mildly entertaining thriller where things seem off on day one when the female protagonist moves-in to an odd-ball apartment community. It turns out to be a lot more than she bargained for as she is forced to learn the communities secrets the hard way. It closes with an intriguing twist ending reminiscent of "The Invitation."
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