Summary
A spiritualist medium agrees to help a grieving widower figure out why his daughter has developed a daylight phobia.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 55
Audience score89%
IMDb4.6
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −9 min on the typical 95
typical 9586Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2022
August 19, 2022
4 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Mark MacNicol Director
Camera · 1
- Sean McDonald Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- David McKeitch Sound Recordist
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