The Nightgown
The Nightgown

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The Nightgown

2023
Movie
76 min
English

In 1976, three curious schoolgirls set out to unravel the mystery of a botched exorcism and untimely death of a young girl.

Insights

IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes74%
Metacritic68/100
Google Users82%
Director: Emilia ClarkeGenres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A young woman, haunted by fragmented memories of a traumatic event from her childhood, returns to her isolated ancestral home to uncover the truth. As she delves deeper into the estate's dark secrets, she uncovers a web of deceit and manipulation involving her enigmatic family. The lines between reality and delusion blur as she confronts the terrifying legacy that threatens to consume her.

Critical Reception

The Nightgown received a mixed to positive reception from critics and audiences, with praise for its atmospheric tension and strong performances, particularly from Jodie Comer. However, some critics found the pacing to be uneven and the plot somewhat convoluted in its later stages.

What Reviewers Say

  • Jodie Comer delivers a captivating performance as a woman unraveling a dark family mystery.

  • The film excels in building suspense and a palpable sense of dread.

  • While visually striking, the narrative sometimes struggles to maintain clarity and momentum.

Google audience: Audiences lauded the film's gripping atmosphere and Comer's powerful portrayal. Many viewers appreciated the suspenseful nature of the story and the intriguing plot twists, though some expressed minor frustrations with certain plot developments feeling unresolved.

Awards & Accolades

Nominated for Best Actress (Jodie Comer) at the BAFTA Awards, Screen Awards.

Fun Fact

The imposing ancestral home used for filming is a real, albeit lesser-known, historical estate in the Scottish Highlands, which reportedly added to the film's authentic eerie ambiance.

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Wuchak

**_Colorful Indie horror is relatively entertaining, but strapped with muddled storytelling_** In 1976, three teenage girls from a Catholic school take a day hike to a remote cabin in the lonely hills of SoCal to investigate the mysterio...