The Stylist

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The Stylist

2020,

1h 45m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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93%

42 Reviews

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42%

50+ Ratings

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Tomatometer

42 Reviews

42%

Popcornmeter

50+ Ratings

We all dream of being someone else... but for Claire (Najarra Townsend, Contracted), that dream goes from an obsession to a living nightmare. Hairstylist by day, serial killer and collector of scalps by night, Claire's lonely existence is thrown into turmoil when her regular client, Olivia (Brea Grant, After Midnight; director of 12 Hour Shift), asks her to style her hair for her wedding day. Increasingly fixated on Olivia's seemingly flawless life, Claire vows to lock up her scalp collection and change her ways for good -- only to discover that repressing your deadly desires is easier said than done...

Critics Consensus

A slasher with flair and crafty patience for the kill, The Stylist marks writer-director Jill Gevargizian as an uncommonly sharp genre filmmaker.

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Kristy Puchko

Pajiba

Mar 15, 2021

With loads of swooning style, Gevargizian guides this gruesome story of self-discovery gone awry into an absolutely bonkers climax that'll leave audiences drop-jawed.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Mar 6, 2021

This is a movie that suggests finding a new friend as an adult can be as difficult and emotionally wrenching as escaping a serial killer.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Feb 24, 2021

1/5

Sadly, nowadays there is no video for this to go straight to. Maybe someone should reopen a branch of Blockbuster just so a VHS copy can be ceremoniously placed in a bargain bin by the exit.

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

Dec 10, 2024

4/5

This gruesome but delicately performed character study is, above all, an affecting story of loneliness.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Dec 4, 2024

3.5/5

Gevargizian expands upon her exceptional short film with a moving character study that's bolstered by Najarra Townsend's empathetic performance.

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Nicolas Soto

But Why Tho?

Jan 22, 2023

9/10

The Stylist will surely make many horror fans’ “Best Horror Films of 2020” lists and I for one am extremely excited.

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Synopsis

We all dream of being someone else... but for Claire (Najarra Townsend, Contracted), that dream goes from an obsession to a living nightmare. Hairstylist by day, serial killer and collector of scalps by night, Claire's lonely existence is thrown into turmoil when her regular client, Olivia (Brea Grant, After Midnight; director of 12 Hour Shift), asks her to style her hair for her wedding day. Increasingly fixated on Olivia's seemingly flawless life, Claire vows to lock up her scalp collection and change her ways for good -- only to discover that repressing your deadly desires is easier said than done...

Director: Jill Gevargizian
Screenwriter: Jill Gevargizian
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2021
Runtime: 1h 45m

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