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Seance

2021 · 93 min

A tense, twisty boarding-school horror that keeps you guessing with eerie seances and sudden violence.

Directed by: Simon Barrett
Genres: Horror
Starring: Suki Waterhouse, Ella-Rae Smith, Madisen Beaty

Overview: At an elite boarding school for girls, six friends jokingly engage in a late night ritual, calling forth the spirit of a dead former student who reportedly haunts their halls. Before morning, one of the girls is dead, leaving the others wondering what they may have awakened.

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Directed by: Simon Barrett
Genres: Horror
Starring: Suki Waterhouse, Ella-Rae Smith, Madisen Beaty

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
deception
betrayal
friendship
identity
Places: school
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	7
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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