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Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964Movie1 h 56 min

CrimeThriller
79
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5Rotten Tomatoes82%83%

A gripping, tense crime movie about mystery and the mind, with standout performances and characters.

Good for thought-provoking · adults · solo watch

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

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Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Story

Was it magic... Or murder they planned?

Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.

Feels like

  • British Noir
  • Psychological Thriller
  • Gothic Melodrama
  • Character-Driven
  • Claustrophobic Atmosphere
  • Disturbing
  • Brooding
  • Tragic
  • Moral Ambiguity

Cast

14 of 14

Crew

Directed by
Bryan Forbes
Written by
Bryan Forbes, Mark McShane
Produced by
Richard Attenborough, Bryan Forbes
Music by
John Barry

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Facts

June 19, 1964 · 1 h 56 min · Suicide Themes

Released
June 19, 1964
Runtime
1 h 56 min
Content
Suicide Themes
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom
Available in
7 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

Tropes

I Have Your Wife, Phone-Trace Race, Anonymous Public Phone Call +9

  • I Have Your Wife
  • Phone-Trace Race
  • Anonymous Public Phone Call
  • Ransom Drop
  • Oh, Crap!
  • Faint in Shock
  • Rule of Three
  • Insistent Terminology
  • Come Alone
  • Sanity Slippage
  • My Card
  • Cut-and-Paste Note

12 of 18 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream Seance on a Wet Afternoon?"

Questions about Seance on a Wet Afternoon

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Where can I stream Seance on a Wet Afternoon?

HBO MaxCriterion

In the United States, Seance on a Wet Afternoon streams on HBO Max and Criterion. It also streams in 2 other countries.

Is Seance on a Wet Afternoon worth watching?

79
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79 (IMDb 7.5 and Rotten Tomatoes 82%).

Will I feel good after watching Seance on a Wet Afternoon?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Will Seance on a Wet Afternoon scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 6 of 10.