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Genres:
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
Language:
English
Running time:
1:47:17
Partner rating:
R
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Rebecca Hall Florence Cathcart
  2. Dominic West Robert Mallory
  3. Imelda Staunton Maud Hill
  4. Isaac Hempstead-Wright Tom
  5. Shaun Dooley Malcolm McNair
  6. Joseph Mawle Edward Judd
  7. Diana Kent
  8. Richard Durden
  9. John Shrapnel
  10. Cal Macaninch
  11. Lucy Cohu

Directors

  1. Nick Murphy

Producers

  1. David M. Thompson
  2. Sarah Curtis
  3. Julia Stannard

Writers

  1. Stephen Volk

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The Awakening


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A famed author and noted skeptic attempts to debunk a haunting at a prestigious London prep school, and encounters a supernatural force that seems beyond human comprehension in director Nick Murphy's creepy gothic chiller. England, 1921: As the high cost of war takes a heavy toll on the national psyche, many people turn to spiritualism and the supernatural for reassurance that something better awaits us in the beyond. But Florence Cathcart (Re... A famed author and noted skeptic attempts to debunk a haunting at a prestigious London prep school, and encounters a supernatural force that seems beyond human comprehension in director Nick Murphy's creepy gothic chiller. England, 1921: As the high cost of war takes a heavy toll on the national psyche, many people turn to spiritualism and the supernatural for reassurance that something better awaits us in the beyond. But Florence Cathcart (Rebecca Hall) isn't buying it. A noted academic, Florence favors logic over fantasy, and she's built her career on proving that ghosts don't exist. Meanwhile, at Rockwood Boarding School, the recent death of a young boy has parents uneasy, and students convinced that the boy still wanders their hallowed halls in spectral form. Summoned to Rockwood by Headmaster Robert Mallory (Dominic West), Florence becomes more determined than ever before to reveal the haunting as a hoax. But when the staunch cynic fails to find a rational explanation for the eerie occurrences around the school, her steely resolve is soon overpowered by sheer terror.
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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

62%Tomatometer score: 62% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times Though the story spirals a little out of control in the film's final scenes, "The Awakening" offers the low-key pleasures of an old-fashioned thriller and a lovely central performance. Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Whatever. Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Claudia Puig, USA Today The cast is anchored by two wonderful actresses: Imelda Staunton and Rebecca Hall, whose talents are squandered on this lackluster horror drama. Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger When these sudden surprises work, as in "A Beautiful Mind" or "The Others," you're too stunned to swallow that next handful of popcorn; when they don't, you're tempted to throw your whole box at... Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Chris Berube, Globe and Mail A dull British import that never lives up to the pretensions of its period setting. Full review External link

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