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The Scary House

2020 · 100 min

A gentle spooky adventure that keeps the scares kid-sized, mixing creepy old-house atmosphere with the easy warmth of new friendships.

Directed by
Daniel Prochaska
Genres
Family, Fantasy, Horror
Starring
Leon Orlandianyi, Benno Rosskopf, Marii Weichsler
Overview
When a big-city family moves to a remote town, two young brothers and their new friends try to solve the menacing mystery that haunts their home.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Daniel Prochaska
Genres
Family, Fantasy, Horror
Starring
Leon Orlandianyi, Benno Rosskopf, Marii Weichsler
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • family
  • friendship
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
family, fantasy, horror
Directed by
Daniel Prochaska
Written by
Marcel Kawentel, Timo Lombeck
Starring
Leon Orlandianyi, Benno Rosskopf, Marii Weichsler, Lars Bitterlich, Julia Koschitz, Michael Pink, Inge Maux
Cinematography
Matthias Pötsch
Runtime
100 min
Country
Austria, Germany
Languages
German

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