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The Innocents

Apparitions? Evils? Corruptions?

1961 · 1h 40m · Approved Drama, Horror, Mystery
Directed by Jack Clayton

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Overview

A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

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95%
Tomatometer
Fresh

You can watch 'The Innocents' twice and walk away with different conclusions. Psychological horrors have imitated its ambiguous ending ever since. Few have pulled it off half as creepily.

Cath Clarke, Time Out
Fresh

Based on Henry James' story Turn of the Screw this catches an eerie, spine-chilling mood right at the start and never lets up on its grim, evil theme.

Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten

Too much Freud and too little thought.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh

Is it the finest, smartest, most visually savvy horror film ever made by a big studio?

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
Fresh

Sends some formidable chills down the spine.

Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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