The Woman in Black
2012 · Movie · PG-13 · 95 min · ★ 6.1 · 64% critics
A young lawyer is sent to a remote village to sort out papers after a client’s death. Working alone in an isolated house, he starts to uncover disturbing secrets and senses something lurking in the shadows, including a mysterious woman in black, as the situation grows more urgent.
Based on The Woman in Black
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-02-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (3,674 votes)
- Box office
- $128,955,898
- Budget
- $15,000,000
About
If you enjoy moody, old-school ghost stories with steady dread and tense moments, you’ll likely like The Woman in Black; Not for you if you want nonstop scares, fresh originality, or gore-free horror, especially if you’re also comparing it to The Terror.
Pros: strong spooky atmosphere; tense, suspenseful scenes; classy period feel | Cons: relies on jump scares; can feel generic; uneven scare power
Themes
- london, england
- remake
- revenge
- lawyer
- dead child
- photograph
- gothic horror
- period drama
- super power
- estate
- ghost
Cast & crew
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
Roger Allam
as Mr. Bentley
Daniel Cerqueira
as Keckwick
Directed by James Watkins