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Séance

2004Movie1 h 37 minNR

DramaHorror
73
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.7Rotten Tomatoes80%63%

A tense, bleak drama movie about everyday modern life and crime.

Good for friends night · drop-in friendly · thought-provoking

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood

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Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Story

Is there a hell?

A psychic housewife and her husband accidentally find a kidnapped girl. Instead of informing the police, they hatch a scheme to get famous by working with the police as a psychic consultant to 'find' the girl. Just when it all seems to go right, everything goes horribly wrong.

Feels like

  • Psychic
  • Kidnapping
  • Fame
  • Satire
  • Crime
  • Mystery
  • Dark Humor
  • Moral Decay

Cast

8 of 8

Crew

Directed by
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written by
Mark McShane
Produced by
Atsuyuki Shimoda, Yasuyuki Uemura, Takehiko Tanaka
Music by
Gary Ashiya

Everyone

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Facts

April 22, 2004 · 1 h 37 min · NR

Released
April 22, 2004
Runtime
1 h 37 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Drama, Horror, TV Movie
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is Séance worth watching?"

Questions about Séance

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Séance worth watching?

73
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73 (IMDb 6.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 80%). Critics rate it higher (80 out of 100) than audiences (65).

Will Séance scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

It's more unsettling than scary: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for tension, but 5 for scares.

Will I feel good after watching Séance?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is Séance in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.