# The Ward (2010)

> A troubled young woman trapped in a 1960s psychiatric hospital confronts a murderous ghost while uncovering the institution’s buried secret.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/30211

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: John Carpenter
- Cast: Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, Jared Harris, Laura-Leigh, Lyndsy Fonseca, Mika Boorem, Sydney Sweeney
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1369706/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: foreboding, claustrophobic, paranoid, late night horror viewing, haunted house double feature

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