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.

Is The Ward 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.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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 Ward end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.

Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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 Ward

Name: The Ward
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 2010
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, Jared Harris, Laura-Leigh

Only sanity can keep you alive!

Directed by John Carpenter

Produced by FilmNation Entertainment, Premiere Picture

201089 min5.7 / 10

A paranoid psychiatric-hospital thriller that uses institutional horror and unreliable perception to explore trauma and mental illness.

Kristen, a troubled young woman, is captured by the police after burning down a farmhouse and is locked in the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital. Soon, she begins to suspect that the place has a dark secret at its core and she's determined to find out what it is.

Clusters

Paranoid Reality Breakdown Found-Footage Horror Films Emotional Downfall Rural Countryside Setting Mental Illness And Psychosis

Genres

Horror Thriller

Keywords

Farm Nurse Electric Shock Orderly Psychiatric Hospital Disappearance Mental Illness Duringcreditsstinger

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is The Ward scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Ward easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is The Ward sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does The Ward end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Ward violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.