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The Watcher in the Woods

1980 · 83 min

A slow, eerie folk-horror mood piece with a melancholic air, trading shocks for a lingering sense of unease and mystery.

Genres
Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Tagline
It was just an innocent game until a young girl vanished...for thirty years.
Overview
After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar eclipse.

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Genres
Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • grief
  • family
  • isolation
  • memory
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
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
Horror5
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
fantasy, horror, thriller
Directed by
John Hough, Vincent McEveety
Written by
Brian Clemens, Gerry Day, Harry Spalding, Rosemary Anne Sisson
Starring
Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Carroll Baker, David McCallum, Benedict Taylor, Frances Cuka, Richard Pasco
Runtime
83 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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