The Turning

2020 · 94 min · EN · PG-13 · 5.7 (1,056 votes)

Dir. Floria Sigismondi · Starring Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Mark Huberman, Niall Greig Fulton, Kim Adis · Music Nathan Barr

“Watch the children with care.”

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A young woman quits her teaching job to become a private tutor and governess for two wealthy young kids, but soon starts to suspect there’s more to their house than meets the eye.

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A chilling, atmospheric slow-burn, this film wraps you in a blanket of gothic dread. It's a journey into psychological unease, where the grand, isolated setting becomes a character itself, subtly twisting perception. Expect a pervasive sense of unsettling mystery and a creeping, inescapable tension.

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