Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- foreboding
- atmospheric
- late night horror viewing
- gothic movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film stylish and atmospherically foreboding but more suggestive than genuinely frightening.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Blackwood is a remote mansion-school where troubled girls undergo disturbing transformations and uncover the fate of previous students.
The ruined wing, restricted spaces, ominous staff, and foreboding mansion create the film's primary atmosphere.
The girls develop extreme gifts in mathematics, painting, writing, and piano while losing control of their identities.
Kit arrives after expulsion and resists both her family's coercion and Madame Duret's controlling school regime.
Films like Down a Dark Hall, and why
The House That Screamed
Shares an isolated boarding-school setting, troubled teenage girls, and supernatural gothic menace.
The Craft
Combines teenage protagonists, an eerie institution, and escalating paranormal danger.
The Haunting
Uses a haunted architectural setting and psychological supernatural suspense to unsettle young characters.
The Awakening
Features a secluded school, ominous authority figures, and ghostly horror aimed at younger viewers.
Movie Details
- Director
- Rodrigo Cortés
- Release Date
- 2018-08-01
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (737)
Cast
- AnnaSophia Robb
- Uma Thurman
- Isabelle Fuhrman
- Victoria Moroles
- Noah Silver
- Taylor Russell
- Rosie Day
- Rebecca Front
- Jodhi May
- Pip Torrens
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 Down a Dark Hall about?
- A rebellious teenager uncovers a supernatural legacy beneath the refined discipline of an isolated boarding school.
- What is Down a Dark Hall like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Down a Dark Hall as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Down a Dark Hall violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Down a Dark Hall as mild.
- What did critics think of Down a Dark Hall?
- Critics broadly found the film stylish and atmospherically foreboding but more suggestive than genuinely frightening.
- Which films are like Down a Dark Hall?
- Films with a similar feel include The House That Screamed, The Craft, The Haunting, and The Awakening.
- How long is Down a Dark Hall?
- Down a Dark Hall runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Down a Dark Hall?
- In United States, Down a Dark Hall streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
