# Sleepy Hollow (1999)

> A skeptical constable enters a fogbound New York village where a headless revenant turns a murder investigation into a baroque nightmare.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1792

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery, Horror
- Director: Tim Burton
- Cast: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, Richard Griffiths, Ian McDiarmid
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162661/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, brooding, macabre, halloween night, autumn movie marathon

## Synopsis

A dark tale of mystery and horror unfolds in a cursed town where legends come to life.

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