Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- foreboding
- oppressive
- late night horror
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics broadly found this to be a satisfying, patient Stephen King adaptation anchored by Thomas Jane's performance and slow-building supernatural dread.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Wilfred's greed over inherited Nebraska farmland drives the murder and the ensuing collapse of his household.
Wilfred opens with a voiceover confession, recounting the murder and the haunting that follows.
The film depicts Wilfred's suffering as a patient process of hallucination, guilt, decay, and supernatural pressure.
The isolated farm and tall cornfields repeatedly frame the murder, family conflict, and haunting.
Films like 1922, and why
The Shining
Shares slow burn horror, rural isolation, supernatural retribution, and a morally compromised protagonist.
Gerald's Game
Shares stephen king adaptation, psychological deterioration, family conflict, and supernatural dread.
The Night House
Shares haunted rural spaces, grief, escalating supernatural menace, and restrained atmospheric scares.
The Devil All the Time
Shares period crime drama, doomed family dynamics, bleak moral consequences, and stylized violence.
Movie Details
- Director
- Zak Hilditch
- Release Date
- 2017-10-20
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (2982)
Cast
- Thomas Jane
- Molly Parker
- Dylan Schmid
- Kaitlyn Bernard
- Neal McDonough
- Tanya Champoux
- Brian d'Arcy James
- Bob Frazer
- Eric Keenleyside
- Patrick Keating
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 1922 about?
- A proud Nebraska farmer recruits his teenage son into murdering his wife, only to find their isolated land transformed into a landscape of guilt and supernatural retribution.
- What is 1922 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 1922 as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is 1922 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in 1922 as graphic.
- What did critics think of 1922?
- Critics broadly found this to be a satisfying, patient Stephen King adaptation anchored by Thomas Jane's performance and slow-building supernatural dread.
- Which films are like 1922?
- Films with a similar feel include The Shining, Gerald's Game, The Night House, and The Devil All the Time.
- How long is 1922?
- 1922 runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch 1922?
- In United States, 1922 streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
