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The Haunting

1999 · 113 min

A lavish, overblown haunted-house spectacle that trades quiet dread for loud set pieces and swirling ghosts.

Directed by: Jan de Bont
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
Starring: Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Tagline: Some houses are born bad.
Overview: Dr. David Marrow invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself — and they soon see the true nature of its horror.

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Directed by: Jan de Bont
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
Starring: Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, Catherine Zeta-Jones

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
isolation
family
death
fate
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	7
Humour	2
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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