The Woman in White

The Woman in White

CAUGHT IN THE BLACK SPELL OF TERROR!

Directed by Peter Godfrey

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

1948109 min5.7 / 10

A gothic mystery thriller built on family secrets and inheritance schemes, where a painter becomes entangled in the machinations of cunning villains threatening the women he cares for.

A young painter stumbles upon an assortment of odd characters at an English estate where he has been hired to give art lessons to beautiful Laura Fairlie. Among them are Anne Catherick, a strange young woman dressed in white whom he meets in the forest and who bears a striking resemblance to Laura; cunning Count Fosco, who hopes to obtain an inheritance for nobleman Sir Percival Glyde, whom he plans to have Laura marry; Mr. Fairlie, a hypochondriac who can't stand to have anyone make the slightest noise; and eccentric Countess Fosco who has her own dark secret. The artist also finds himself drawn to Marion Halcomb, a distant relation to Laura for whom the Count also has plans.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Woman in White scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Woman in White sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

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

  • Is The Woman in White violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Woman in White easy watching? 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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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity87

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Woman in White

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Woman in White

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Woman in White, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Woman in White, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Woman in White, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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