# The Awakening (2011)

> A skeptical ghost debunker confronts an apparently impossible haunting at an isolated English boarding school still marked by murder and loss.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/54783

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Nick Murphy
- Cast: Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Lucy Cohu, Cal MacAninch, John Shrapnel, Diana Kent
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1687901/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, brooding, atmospheric, late night horror, rainy evening

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