Movie

The Turning

2020 · 94 min

A slow, moody gothic chiller that unsettles through atmosphere and ambiguity rather than jump scares, leaving you uncertain and uneasy.

Tagline: Watch the children with care.
Overview: A young woman quits her teaching job to become a private tutor and governess for two wealthy young kids, but soon starts to suspect there’s more to their house than meets the eye.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Madness, isolation, grief, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: madness
isolation
grief
identity
family
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild