The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

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Directed by James Watkins

Produced by Hammer Film Productions, Alliance Films

201295 min6.1 / 10

A gothic ghost story built on mounting dread and paranoia, where a lawyer uncovers a vengeful spirit's tragic past in an isolated, haunted estate.

The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true identity.

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  • Is The Woman in Black sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Woman in Black scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Woman in Black easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does The Woman in Black end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Woman in Black 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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