Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- foreboding
- oppressive
- austere
- late night horror viewing
- winter movie night
What critics said
Critics generally praised the film as a slow-building, atmospheric supernatural thriller that avoids familiar girls-in-peril formulas and rewards attentive repeat viewings.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The abandoned Catholic boarding school is surrounded by winter, while the girls remain trapped during break and face an increasingly oppressive supernatural presence.
Kat and Rose's school storyline is intercut with Joan's journey, and the relationship between the threads becomes central to the film's mystery.
Rumors about satanist nuns, a Catholic school, a priest, exorcism, and demonic possession make religious corruption a core source of dread.
The film delays key explanations, embeds presaging details throughout its parallel plotlines, and uses a final reveal that critics describe as hidden in plain sight.
Films like The Blackcoat's Daughter, and why
The Exorcist
isolated religious setting, supernatural dread, adolescent vulnerability, and slow-building atmospheric horror
The Shining
wintry isolation, ambiguous supernatural threat, psychological unease, and female-centered horror
The Witch
young women confronting demonic forces through a grim, unsettling supernatural mystery
Saint Maud
interwoven timelines, identity uncertainty, occult menace, and carefully planted narrative reveals
Movie Details
- Director
- Osgood Perkins
- Release Date
- 2017-03-31
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (811)
Cast
- Emma Roberts
- Kiernan Shipka
- Lucy Boynton
- James Remar
- Lauren Holly
- Peter J. Gray
- Emma Holzer
- Matthew Stefiuk
- Greg Ellwand
- Elana Krausz
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Blackcoat's Daughter about?
- Two stranded students and an escaped mental patient become entangled in a bleak supernatural mystery at an isolated Catholic boarding school.
- What is The Blackcoat's Daughter like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Blackcoat's Daughter as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Blackcoat's Daughter violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Blackcoat's Daughter as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Blackcoat's Daughter?
- Critics generally praised the film as a slow-building, atmospheric supernatural thriller that avoids familiar girls-in-peril formulas and rewards attentive repeat viewings.
- Which films are like The Blackcoat's Daughter?
- Films with a similar feel include The Exorcist, The Shining, The Witch, and Saint Maud.
- How long is The Blackcoat's Daughter?
- The Blackcoat's Daughter runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Blackcoat's Daughter?
- In United States, The Blackcoat's Daughter streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
