The Beta Test
2021 · Movie · NR · 94 min · ★ 6.1 · 82% critics
An engaged Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter inviting a secret sexual encounter. What starts as curiosity spirals into a sinister world shaped by deception, betrayal, and the pressure of personal digital data.
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-10-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (243 votes)
- Budget
- $250,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy The Beta Test if you like dark social twists set in Hollywood with lots of tension; Not for you if you want a straightforward, easy-to-follow story like Watcher or if you prefer less unsettling, mind-bending experiences.
Pros: clever Hollywood satire; strong lead performance; tense and energetic | Cons: confusing storytelling; ending feels rushed; not consistently scary
Themes
- infidelity
- letter
- satire
- murder
- mysterious letter
- hollywood agent
- anonymous sex
Cast & crew
Jim Cummings
as Jordan Hines
Virginia Newcomb
as Caroline
PJ McCabe
as PJ Pruitt
Wilky Lau
as Raymond Lee
Olivia Grace Applegate
as Hotel & Cafe Stranger
- JD
Jacqueline Doke
as Jaclyn
- LY
Lya Yanne
as Laura
Jessie Barr
as Lauren
Bridge Stuart
as Bridge
Keith Powell
as Terrance
Directed by Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe