Is The Turn of the Screw sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% 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 Turn of the Screw scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 Turn of the Screw 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 Turn of the Screw easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 Turn of the Screw violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Turn of the Screw

Name: The Turn of the Screw
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror, Mystery, TV Movie
Released: 2009
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 4.7
Cast: Michelle Dockery, Eva Sayer, Josef Lindsay, Dan Stevens, Mark Umbers

The dead are not at rest.

Directed by Tim Fywell

Produced by BBC

200989 min4.7 / 10

A psychological ghost story steeped in Victorian dread, where supernatural horror and the governess's deteriorating certainty blur into an ambiguous meditation on possession and madness.

In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

Clusters

Grief Turns Into Fear Witchcraft and Occult Movies European Regional Settings Blue-Collar Jobs Amnesia and Memory Loss Movies

Genres

Thriller Drama Horror Mystery TV Movie

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Haunting Possession Victorian England Governess

Questions people ask

Is The Turn of the Screw sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Turn of the Screw scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does The Turn of the Screw end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Turn of the Screw easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Turn of the Screw 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.

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