Is The Banishing sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Banishing easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Banishing end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Banishing scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Banishing violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Banishing

Name: The Banishing
Genre: Horror
Released: 2021
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Jessica Brown Findlay, John Heffernan, John Lynch, Sean Harris, Jason Thorpe

Some houses were never meant to be a home

Directed by Christopher Smith

Produced by WestEnd Films, Freeway CAM B.V.

202197 min5.1 / 10

A somber 1930s haunted-house horror that trades jump scares for psychological dread and existential unease, grounded in family trauma and spiritual corruption.

In the 1930s, a young reverend and his family are forced to confront their worst fears when they discover their new home holds a horrifying secret.

Clusters

Grief Turns Into Fear Supernatural Horror Films Witchcraft and Occult Movies Shocking Plot Twists Courtroom Trials and Evidence

Genres

Horror

Keywords

Supernatural Haunted House Shocking Somber Malicious Suspicious Introspective Serious Provocative Modest Objective Pretentious Straightforward

Questions people ask

Is The Banishing sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is The Banishing easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does The Banishing end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Banishing scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Banishing violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

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.

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