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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962Movie2 h 15 min

HorrorThriller
83
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.0Letterboxd4.2/5Metacritic758.2Rotten Tomatoes91%91%

A nerve-racking, deeply unsettling horror movie about the mind and show business, with standout performances and characters.

Good for date night · friends night · thought-provoking

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing · graphic violence bothers you

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Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.

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Story

Sister, sister, oh so fair, why is there blood all over your hair?

A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.

Feels like

  • Gothic Horror
  • Feuding Sisters
  • Faded Hollywood Star
  • Psychological Thriller
  • Claustrophobic Setting
  • Disturbing Family Dynamics
  • Classic Cinema
  • Unreliable Narrator

Cast

24 of 31

Crew

Directed by
Robert Aldrich
Written by
Lukas Heller, Henry Farrell
Produced by
Robert Aldrich
Music by
Frank De Vol

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

October 31, 1962 · 2 h 15 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery

Released
October 31, 1962
Runtime
2 h 15 min
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Budget
$980,000
Available in
33 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

Tropes

Sanity Slippage, The Un-Favorite, Regal Ringlets +9

  • Sanity Slippage
  • The Un-Favorite
  • Regal Ringlets
  • Freeze-Frame Bonus
  • Defrosting Ice Queen
  • Nice Character, Mean Actor
  • The Film of the Book
  • The Alcoholic
  • The Dog Bites Back
  • Nothing Is Scarier
  • She Knows Too Much
  • Uncertain Doom

12 of 126 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream What Ever Happened to Baby Jane??"

Questions about What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream What Ever Happened to Baby Jane??

KanopyPlexTubi TV

In the United States, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is free with ads on Kanopy, Plex, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Spectrum On Demand. It also streams in 8 other countries.

Is What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? worth watching?

83
GreatGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83 (IMDb 8, Letterboxd 4.2 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 75).

Will What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching What Ever Happened to Baby Jane??

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

What tropes does What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? use?

Sanity SlippageThe Un-FavoriteRegal RingletsFreeze-Frame BonusDefrosting Ice QueenNice Character, Mean ActorThe Film of the BookThe AlcoholicThe Dog Bites BackNothing Is ScarierShe Knows Too MuchUncertain Doomand 114 more

TV Tropes lists 126 tropes for it, including Sanity Slippage, The Un-Favorite, and Regal Ringlets.