The Uninvited

The Uninvited

The Story of a Love That is Out of This World!

Directed by Lewis Allen

Produced by Paramount Pictures

194499 min6.9 / 10

A sophisticated gothic haunted-house mystery that treats the supernatural with genuine gravity, weaving family secrets, spectral romance, and atmospheric dread into an elegant period piece.

A pair of siblings from London [Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey] purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, England. Only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price, and soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave. Rich in atmosphere, The Uninvited, directed by Lewis Allen, was groundbreaking for the seriousness with which it treated the supernatural, haunted house genre, and it remains an elegant and eerie experience, featuring a classic score by Victor Young. A tragic family past, a mysteriously locked room, cold chills, bumps in the night - this gothic Hollywood classic has it all.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Uninvited one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 95% of films.

  • Is The Uninvited sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Uninvited scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Uninvited violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does The Uninvited end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Uninvited easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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73/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Surprise62

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Love65

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