Watch the children with care.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Karen Egan, Mark Huberman, Niall Greig Fulton, Denna Thomsen, Kim Adis, |
| Director |
Floria Sigismondi |
| Screenplay | Carey W. Hayes, Chad Hayes, from the novel by Hendy James |
| Music | Nathan Barr |
| Cinematography | David Ungaro |
| Editing | Duwayne Dunham, Glenn Garland |
| Soundtrack | Listen to samples or get it right now on Amazon Affiliate link |
| Made in | 2020 |
| Produced by | Amblin Entertainment, Vertigo Entertainment |
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| Genre | Horror |
| Language | A brieng isolated moderate impact scene used in a conntext of threat and aggression. |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Strong impact frequent psychological violence. |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Contains scenes of horror. The material contains complex and mature strong impact themes which are presented in a context of a horror genre. Themes explore evil spirits, supernatural events, darkness, a haunted house, a dysfunctional family, fighting for survival, betrayal, being terrorised, friendships, fear, taking a job as a tutor, bravery, secrets, finding the truth, seeking closure, compassion and losing one’s mind. Themes are laced with unsettling dark tones throughout carrying a potential psychological sense of threat and menace, likely to be distressing to children younger than 16 years. The material is aimed at a mature audience who are likely to comprehend. Dark and horror themes are sustained, terrifying, and realistic and set with psychological harm. The intention of the film maker is to instil fear to the viewer by using eerie sound effects and lighting which amplifies the overall impact. The film has no clear positive resolutions as the film ends in a manner that would be confusing to the viewer. |
| These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines. | |
| PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned | Rated PG-13 for terror, violence, disturbing images, brief strong language and some suggestive content |
| Runtime | 94 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
| 15: Suitable for 15 years and older | Strong horror |
| Runtime | 94 |
| British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
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| Suggested age limit 14 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Metacritic.com 24 critics | 7 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 79 critics | 7 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer  Stylish but muddled, this misbegotten adaptation of Henry James’ classic novel will send horror-hungry viewers Turning to the source material instead. | 3 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 8 |  |
| CommonSenseMedia Sandie Angulo Chen Baffling remake of Gothic classic wastes talented cast. | 2 | |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy Here, all involved try to turn the screw too much, resulting in the horror being stripped and thus not as solid as it could and should have been. | 8 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 22 users | 10 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 1281 users | 3 | |
| Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter | 3 | |
| IMDB 1480 Netizens | 7 | |
| The Movie DB Community | 11 |  |
Average .. 31% | 6 | |