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The Turn of the Screw

2009 · 89 min

A hushed, uneasy period ghost story that keeps you leaning in, unsure whether the dread is supernatural or in one woman's mind.

Tagline: The dead are not at rest.
Overview: In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: isolation
obsession
madness
deception
death
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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