The Woman in Black fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Serious throughout
History, mystery, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction
Standout sound design and cinematography
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Woman in Black is nerve-racking and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
History, mystery, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, mystery, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout sound design and cinematography
Look and sound: the sound design and cinematography stand out.
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The Woman in Black is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Paramount+, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 66%, and Metacritic 62). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 35 min
The Woman in Black runs 1 h 35 min.
Yes. Critics average 64 and audiences 61 out of 100, so both groups see The Woman in Black much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $32 million to make and earned $129 million worldwide, 4.0 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada, United Kingdom.
+21GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Woman in Black in 35 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 75 storytelling tropes for The Woman in Black, including Absurdly Youthful Father, Police Are Useless, Disproportionate Retribution.
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