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The Canterville Ghost

1996 · 92 min

A gentle, old-fashioned ghost story that mixes playful scares with a tender lesson about love and forgiveness.

Overview: When a teenaged girl moves to England, with her brothers and parents into the ancient Canterville Hall, she's not at all happy. Especially as there's a ghost and a mysterious re-appearing bloodstain on the hearth. She campaigns to go back home, and her dad, believing the ghost's pranks are Ginny's, is ready to send her back. But then Ginny actually meets the elusive 17th-century Sir Simon de Canterville (not to mention the cute teenaged duke next door), and she sets her hand to the task of freeing Sir Simon from his curse.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, melancholic and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, redemption, guilt, family
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
redemption
guilt
family
death
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none