In a Dark Place

In a Dark Place

The real story is what haunts them

Directed by Donato Rotunno

Produced by Tarantula, Fresh Media

200695 min4.3 / 10

A gothic psychological horror about a troubled governess confronting supernatural presences and her own fractured mind in a haunted house.

The disturbed arts teacher, Anna Veigh, is hired by Mr. Laing as a governess to raise Flora and her brother Miles. Anna believes that the ghosts of the former governess, Miss Jessel, and housekeeper, Peter Quint, are in the property haunting the children, and she decides to help them to face the spirits and get their souls free.

Questions people ask

  • Is In a Dark Place sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is In a Dark Place scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is In a Dark Place easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does In a Dark Place end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is In a Dark Place violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity31

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Like In a Dark Place, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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