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The Uninvited

1944 · 99 min

A slow, atmospheric ghost story that mixes genuine chills with a tender, melancholic romance and a haunting sense of loss.

Tagline
The Story of a Love That is Out of This World!
Overview
A pair of siblings from London purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price—and soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • love
  • family
  • obsession
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
mystery, horror
Directed by
Lewis Allen
Written by
Dodie Smith, Frank Partos
Starring
Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Gail Russell, Donald Crisp, Alan Napier, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Barbara Everest, Dorothy Stickney
Music
Victor Young
Cinematography
Charles Lang
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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