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The Woman in Black
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The Woman in Black

2012 · PG-13 · 1h 35m

What did they see?

The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true identity.

Plot summary via TMDB

Release & where to watch

US theatrical
February 3, 2012
Streaming & digital
April 16, 2012

Curator Score

Based on 1 curator rating · How we score

Carried by atmosphere, light on gore.

Jump scares

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7.5Overall
Fear6.0
Gore1.0
Atmosphere7.9
Intensity5.7

Genres

dramahorrorthriller

Tags

Subgenre

haunted-housesupernatural

Tone

gothicslow-burngriefdread

Setting

isolated-locationperiod-piece

Region

britishinternational

Audience

gateway-horror

Content Warnings

child-endangermentself-harmbody-fluids

Details

Budget$32M
Box office$129M

Directed by

James Watkins

Written by

Jane Goldman

Cinematography

Tim Maurice-Jones

Starring

Daniel Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps · Ciarán Hinds as Mr. Daily · Janet McTeer as Mrs. Daily · Liz White as Jennet Humfrye · Tim McMullan as Mr. Jerome · Jessica Raine as Nanny · Shaun Dooley as Fisher · Mary Stockley as Mrs. Fisher

Production

Alliance Films, Hammer Film Productions, Talisman Films, UK Film Council

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