Plot
A young lawyer travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.
Release Year: 2012
Rating: 7.0/10 (15,376 voted)
Critic's Score: 62/100
Director:
James Watkins
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer, Ciarán Hinds
Storyline A young lawyer travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.
Writers: Susan Hill, Jane Goldman
Cast: Emma Shorey
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Fisher Girl
Molly Harmon
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Fisher Girl
Sophie Stuckey
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Stella Kipps
Daniel Radcliffe
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Arthur Kipps
Misha Handley
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Joseph Kipps
Jessica Raine
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Nanny
Roger Allam
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Mr. Bentley
Lucy May Barker
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Nursemaid
Indira Ainger
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Little Girl on Train
Andy Robb
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Doctor
Ciarán Hinds
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Daily
Shaun Dooley
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Fisher
Mary Stockley
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Mrs. Fisher
Alexia Osborne
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Victoria Hardy
Alfie Field
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Tom Hardy
Filming Locations: Bluebell Railway, East Sussex, England, UK
Box Office Details
Budget: $17,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $20,874,072
(USA)
(5 February 2012)
(2855 Screens)
Gross: $46,404,794
(USA)
(19 February 2012)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia: Adrian Rawlins --who played Daniel Radcliffe's father in the Harry Potter series-- played the same character in the 1989 version as Radcliffe plays in this film.
Goofs:
Continuity:
The coin Kipps offers Keckwick for transport to the old house changes size as the scene changes.
Quotes: Daily:
I believe the most rational mind can play tricks in the dark.
User Review
Ten points to Gryffindor
Rating: 10/10
I can honestly say that I have really never been more terrified in a
film. Not that I can remember. From the beginning of the film, the mood
is set - something is horribly wrong. The screenplay was simply
brilliant. The adaptation from stage to screen was highly successful,
in my opinion. The scenic designer did a fantastic job with everything
from the nursery to the town Kipps stays at. The directing was also
something to be applauded. Over all, this film was wonderful and I
would recommend it. And I must say, Dan Radcillffe did a great job. He
may not be the most incredible actor, but he has really improved so
much. It's most evident here because he could not hide behind words or
a wand, he could use just his face and body language. They are an
actor's tool after all. To be able to carry a film with body language
is something to be commended. Few actors can.
On another note, I adored the fact they never hid the Woman in Black.
They embraced her from the beginning, with little traces of a face in
the windows as they were passed. The simplicity of the film was what I
think made it so terrifying. There weren't blood and guts flying around
with a poor sap strapped to an operating table while a deranged lunatic
tries to connect him to the anus of another. It was a simple, yet
effectively frightening, ghost story. I can say I loved every second of
it.
If you love horror films, give it a go. This is the first film I've
seen in quite some time that was worth my entire $10.00 to see it.
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