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The Awakening

2011 · 107 min Horror Thriller Mystery
6.4 / 10 · TMDB

In post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2011
Country United Kingdom, France
Genre Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Director Nick Murphy
Runtime 107 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.4/10 (1478 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The director builds tension not through shock, but through feeling — the viewer senses something is wrong long before it becomes obvious. Atmosphere matters more than any plot twist.

This isn't a film for the faint-hearted, nor for seasoned viewers who claim to fear nothing. It exists somewhere between — pressing psychologically rather than physically.

Ideal for fans of psychological horror. Slasher fans should look elsewhere.

Director: Nick Murphy

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Late in the evening, with two people. Make tea, put away the phone, don't turn on the lights.

🎭 Cast

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Hall

Florence Cathcart

Dominic West

Dominic West

Robert Mallory

Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

Maud Hill

Isaac Hempstead Wright

Isaac Hempstead Wright

Tom

Lucy Cohu

Lucy Cohu

Constance Strickland

Cal MacAninch

Cal MacAninch

Freddie Strickland

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Reverend Hugh Purslow

Diana Kent

Diana Kent

Harriet Cathcart

Richard Durden

Richard Durden

Alexander Cathcart

Alfie Field

Alfie Field

Victor Parry

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