The Turning

2020, Mystery & thriller/Horror, 1h 33m

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Stylish but muddled, this misbegotten adaptation of Henry James' classic novel will send horror-hungry viewers Turning to the source material instead. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Kate Mandell takes a job as a nanny for two young orphans at an isolated Gothic mansion in the Maine countryside. She soon learns that the children -- Miles and Flora -- are emotionally distant and unstable. When strange events start to plague Kate and the siblings, she begins to suspect that the estate's dark corridors are home to a malevolent entity.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Strong Language|Some Suggestive Content|Terror|Violence)
  • Genre:
    Mystery & thriller, Horror
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Floria Sigismondi
  • Producer:
    Scott Bernstein, Roy Lee
  • Writer:
    Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $15.5M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Universal Pictures
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Mackenzie Davis
Kate Mandell
Finn Wolfhard
Miles Fairchild
Brooklynn Prince
Flora Fairchild
Barbara Marten
Mrs. Grose
Joely Richardson
Darla Mandell
Niall Greig Fulton
Quint
Denna Thomsen
Jessel
Kim Adis
Rose
Darlene Garr
Holly
Floria Sigismondi
Director
Chad Hayes
Screenwriter
Carey W. Hayes
Screenwriter
Scott Bernstein
Producer
Roy Lee
Producer
Seth William Meier
Executive Producer
John Powers Middleton
Executive Producer
David Ungaro
Cinematography
Glenn Garland
Film Editing
Nathan Barr
Original Music
Paki Smith
Production Design
Nigel Pollock
Supervising Art Direction
Michael Standish
Set Decoration
Leonie Prendergast
Costume Design
Leslee Feldman
Casting
Priscilla John
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