Picnic at Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock

On St. Valentine's Day in 1900 a party of schoolgirls set out to picnic at Hanging Rock…Some were never to return.

Directed by Peter Weir

Produced by McElroy & McElroy, Picnic Productions Pty. Ltd.

1975107 min7.2 / 10

A haunting, deliberately enigmatic mystery about the inexplicable disappearance of schoolgirls at a remote Australian landmark, suffused with melancholy, beauty, and unanswerable dread.

In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It's not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the teachers have disappeared mysteriously.

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  • Is Picnic at Hanging Rock sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Picnic at Hanging Rock one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 95% of films.

  • Does Picnic at Hanging Rock end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Picnic at Hanging Rock violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Is Picnic at Hanging Rock scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Picnic at Hanging Rock easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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