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The Woman in Black

1989 · 100 min

A quiet, creeping dread settles in as a lonely man explores a house that seems to be listening, building to a bleak, unforgettable chill.

Tagline
A spine-chilling ghost story
Overview
A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.

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How it feels

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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
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • death
  • grief
  • fate
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery, tv movie
Directed by
Herbert Wise
Written by
Nigel Kneale
Starring
Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker, Pauline Moran, David Ryall, Clare Holman, John Cater, John Franklyn-Robbins
Music
Rachel Portman
Cinematography
Michael Davis
Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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