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  • 2023
  • R
  • A24
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2023
  • R
  • A24
  • 1 h 41 m

Summary Talented, ambitious, and backstabbing hairstylists gather for a competition in England, only to find one of their own murdered before judging can begin. Winding through neon-lit halls and backstage dressing rooms, competitors unspool long-simmering resentments and secrets as they search for the killer among them.

Directed By: Thomas Hardiman

Written By: Thomas Hardiman

  • 2023
  • R
  • A24
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2023
  • R
  • A24
  • 1 h 41 m

Medusa Deluxe

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Summary Talented, ambitious, and backstabbing hairstylists gather for a competition in England, only to find one of their own murdered before judging can begin. Winding through neon-lit halls and backstage dressing rooms, competitors unspool long-simmering resentments and secrets as they search for the killer among them.

Directed By: Thomas Hardiman

Written By: Thomas Hardiman

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Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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90
Aug 14, 2023
At a time when too many movies feel cautious and constrained, Medusa Deluxe is gloriously uninhibited and gaudily diverting.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 8, 2023
Thick with sharpened scissors, and barbers with barbed tongues, Medusa Deluxe is a unique take on the whodunnit mould, and a hell of a debut from British filmmaker Thomas Hardiman.
By John Nugent FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 14, 2023
Hardiman’s feature debut is ambitious, even if the overall structure doesn’t always work, and the mystery isn’t as engrossing as it maybe should be. Yet, for all its flaws, it makes up for it in style and its wild cast of characters.
By Ross Bonaime FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 17, 2023
Medusa Deluxe is saved from its own potential waywardness by a series of stellar performances. The cast animates the strange, disquieting world of beauticians who describe their craft in profound, almost holy terms.
By Lovia Gyarkye FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 26, 2023
Without a doubt, it is an impressive debut from director Thomas Hardiman, even if his script doesn’t quite pull off a first-class whodunnit.
By Cath Clarke FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 8, 2023
Few, if any, single-shot movies ever justify the conceit. In fact, most of them do their material a disservice through the distraction that emerges naturally from the trickery.
By Eric Henderson FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 26, 2023
Mainly, though, the problem lies with a screenplay that fails to create suspense, or even to persuade us to care who killed a brilliant but unpopular hair stylist. Still, credit to the hair and costume design team for a collection of extravagantly silly creations.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW

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Production Company BBC Film, British Film Institute (BFI), EMU Films, Time Based Arts
Release Date Aug 11, 2023
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating R
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Tagline Murder Obsession Hairdressing
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Awards

British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Guadalajara International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
London Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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