Dementia 13
NR

Dementia 13

Are you afraid of death by drowning? Have you ever attempted suicide? Have you ever thought of committing murder?

1963 • 75 min • Horror · Mystery · Thriller

Synopsis

A scheming widow hatches a bold plan to acquire her late husband's inheritance, unaware that she is being targeted by an ax murderer who lurks in the family's estate.

Our family guide

Best from age 14
43
Movie Knight Score
201 reviews
  • 33 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
  • 55 Audience · 198 · 47%

A scheming widow travels to her late husband's family castle in Ireland, hoping to secure an inheritance. Her plans are complicated by a mysterious ax murderer haunting the estate and a family still grieving a past tragedy.

Violence & peril
5/10
Language
1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
2/10
Romance & sensuality
1/10
Scary moments
6/10

Heads up

  • Characters are killed with an ax, including some bloody scenes.
  • Mentions of a child drowning and associated grief.
  • Characters drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes.

Talk about it after

  • How secrets can impact a family over many years.
  • The difference between justice and revenge.
  • The unexpected consequences of greed.

Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for Dementia 13. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.

Where to watch

Stream

  • Amazon Prime Video
  • fuboTV
  • MGM+ Amazon Channel
  • Philo
  • Brew
  • MGM Plus
  • Fandor Amazon Channel
  • Screambox Amazon Channel
  • FilmBox+
  • Full Moon Amazon Channel
  • Amazon Prime Video with Ads
  • Troma NOW
  • FilmBox Live Amazon Channel
  • Bloodstream
  • Artiflix

Free

Free with ads

Links go straight to each service. Some are affiliate links that support Movie Knight at no cost to you. Availability data by JustWatch via TMDB.

Top billed cast

Director: Francis Ford Coppola • Crew: Francis Ford Coppola

Trailers & clips

Dementia 13: Director's Cut (1963 Movie) Official Trailer – Francis Ford Coppola

Mick Garris on DEMENTIA 13

Trailer - Dementia 13 (1963)

Reviewer notes

Not recommended

47/100 After the death of her husband, a woman tries to con her mother-in-law into believing in the ghost of a young girl who died 7 years ago so that she can work her way into the old ladies will. But something far more sinister is going on. Produced by Roger Corman and Written / Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, this is an interesting thriller, more for it's nostalgic sense than anything else.…

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers

***Coppola’s version of “Psycho,” sort of*** After the sudden death of her husband, an American woman (Luana Anders) keeps it secret and tries to ingratiate herself to the matriarch at the family’s manor in Ireland in order to extort part of the inheritance. But there’s a dark pall over the family after an accidental drowning seven years earlier, not to mention the specter of a psycho with an axe!…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

This was a tad eccentric but proved to me a very delightfully surreal horror film. In watching this, you immediately get the feeling the director has both interesting, out-of-the-ordinary ideas plus the balls to do things his own way. It's flawed, but definitely shows plenty of directing chops and potential for brilliance, just a few years down the road. A bona-fide, low-budget, American classic.

Fan reviews

Sign in to rate and review

Be the first fan to review this.

Gallery

Dementia 13 stillDementia 13 stillDementia 13 stillDementia 13 stillDementia 13 stillDementia 13 stillDementia 13 stillDementia 13 still

Details

TMDB audience
5.5/10 (198)
Age rating
NR
Status
Released
Budget
$30,000
Box office
$47,664

Also right for this age