Movie

The Turn of the Screw

1992 · 95 min

A hushed, creeping unease settles over you as the grand house and its children seem to hide something just out of sight.

Overview: In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, madness, fate, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
madness
fate
identity
death
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild