The Awakening
2011 · Movie · R · 107 min · ★ 6.4 · 59% critics
In post–World War 1 England, a writer known for debunking ghost stories is asked to investigate strange goings-on at a remote boys’ boarding school. Drawn into a tense mystery of hauntings, she weighs what seems real against what could be staged.
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-08-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (1,495 votes)
About
If you enjoy smart, atmospheric ghost stories like The Limehouse Golem or The Pale Blue Eye, you may like this; Not for you if you want nonstop scares or a straightforward, easy-to-follow mystery.
Pros: strong period atmosphere; mystery keeps guessing; standout lead performance | Cons: slow middle; convoluted plot; divisive finale
Themes
- suicide
- england
- classroom
- investigation
- supernatural
- haunting
- teacher
- murder
- author
- fear
- estate
- con
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Rebecca Hall
as Florence Cathcart
Dominic West
as Robert Mallory
Imelda Staunton
as Maud Hill
Isaac Hempstead Wright
as Tom
Lucy Cohu
as Constance Strickland
Cal MacAninch
as Freddie Strickland
John Shrapnel
as Reverend Hugh Purslow
Diana Kent
as Harriet Cathcart
Richard Durden
as Alexander Cathcart
Alfie Field
as Victor Parry
Directed by Nick Murphy