The Spiral Staircase fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, history, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction
Standout cinematography
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Spiral Staircase is nerve-racking and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Mystery, history, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around mystery, history, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction
The direction stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Conflicts that freeze your emotions! Suspense that takes your breath!
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Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 7.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 86%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 23 min
The Spiral Staircase runs 1 h 23 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate The Spiral Staircase higher (86) than audiences (76). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $750,000 to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 3.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 24 storytelling tropes for The Spiral Staircase, including Batman Gambit, Chekhov's Gun, Chiaroscuro.
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