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The Night House

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The Night House

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Schoolteacher Beth is devastated when her architect husband Owen takes his life, seemingly out of the blue. She wallows in grief in the lake house that Owen built for them, emotionally supported by friend and work colleague Claire and neighbour Mel. During her fitful sleeping hours, Beth experiences strange visions that suggest either she is losing her mind or there is a ghostly presence in the lake house. Supernatural psychological horror, starring Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg and Vondie Curtis-Hall

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Hanna Flint

After the likes of The Awakening and The Gift, Rebecca Hall continues to deliver shivers with this ghostly psychological horror from director David Bruckner (The Ritual). Shaken by the untimely death of her husband (Evan Jonigkeit), Beth continues to live in the vast lakeside house he built for her. But when visceral dreams, unearthly voices and alarming disturbances threaten her sanity, Beth searches for answers in her dead partner's belongings. As she uncovers a devastating mystery that traverses the line between life and death, the film never veers into melodrama. Unravelling at a measured pace, the cerebral script by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski drops tantalising hints at intriguing intervals, while the paranormal occurrences are achieved effectively using smart visual effects. Often sardonic but finding strength in her character's vulnerability, Hall provides a captivating, grounded lead performance, ensuring that this tense and layered horror movie rings with real emotional resonance.

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6.4/10

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Cast

rolenameBethRebecca HallClaireSarah GoldbergMelVondie Curtis-HallOwenEvan JonigkeitMadelyneStacy Martin

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Crew

rolenameDirectorDavid Bruckner

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Theatrical distributor

Walt Disney Studios

Released on

2021-08-20

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing, sexual references

Formats

Colour

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