Overview
A chilling tale of love and madness unfolds within the walls of a haunted Victorian home.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- oppressive
- foreboding
- suspenseful
- classic film night
- gothic movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a gripping, atmospheric psychological thriller elevated by Thorold Dickinson's direction and powerful performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Paul isolates Bella at 12 Pimlico Square and uses her forgetfulness and perceptions to control her.
Bella's misplaced objects, heard noises, and visions of flickering gaslights are treated as evidence against her while Rough investigates Paul.
The Victorian neighborhood and newlywed household mask the murder history and the danger surrounding the Mallens.
The gas lamps flicker when lights are operated in the closed-off upper floors, linking domestic space to the mystery.
Films like Gaslight, and why
Gaslight
Victorian gothic mystery, oppressive domestic atmosphere, and a woman whose perception is systematically undermined
Rebecca
psychological suspense, sinister domestic control, and elegant period atmosphere
Suspicion
classic psychological thriller built around paranoia, manipulation, and uncertainty inside an apparently respectable home
The Lodger
gothic mystery, threatened female protagonist, and menace concealed beneath upper-class domestic life
Movie Details
- Director
- Thorold Dickinson
- Release Date
- 1940-08-31
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (110)
Cast
- Anton Walbrook
- Diana Wynyard
- Frank Pettingell
- Cathleen Cordell
- Robert Newton
- Jimmy Hanley
- Minnie Rayner
- Marie Wright
- Aubrey Dexter
- Mary Hinton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV
- 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 Gaslight about?
- A sinister Victorian marriage turns a supposedly haunted house into a machine for isolating and discrediting an increasingly terrified woman.
- What is Gaslight like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gaslight as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Gaslight violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Gaslight as mild.
- What did critics think of Gaslight?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a gripping, atmospheric psychological thriller elevated by Thorold Dickinson's direction and powerful performances.
- Which films are like Gaslight?
- Films with a similar feel include Gaslight, Rebecca, Suspicion, and The Lodger.
- How long is Gaslight?
- Gaslight runs 84 minutes.
- Where can I watch Gaslight?
- In United States, Gaslight streams on fuboTV.
