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The Beta Test (2021) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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The Beta Test

Movie2021·94 min

The Beta Test

Directed by Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe

Thriller Horror Comedy

A thriller horror film directed by Jim Cummings.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 61%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.0/10

246 ratings

About The Beta Test

An engaged Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister world of lying, infidelity, and digital data.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Stylized
Story Tags: infidelity, obsession, corruption power, showbiz media, sex work, los angeles, workplace, romantic partners, everyman, anti hero, conspiracy, slow burn reveal, cat and mouse

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Details

Director: Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe
Language: English

Cast

Jim Cummings, Virginia Newcomb, PJ McCabe

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How The Beta Test Ranks

All movies

Top 61%

2020s movies

Top 66%

Thriller movies

Top 60%

★Jim Cummings films#3 of 3

Top 61% All movies.

the vibe

The Beta Test Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenselayeredfunnypersonalhauntingunsettling

stylized

What it's about

conspiracyslow-burn revealcat & mouseinfidelityobsessioncorruption powereverymananti-heroromantic partnersshowbiz & mediasex workLos Angelesworkplace

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy