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The Innocents (1961)

NR ★ 7.5/10 100 min Horror, Mystery, Drama United Kingdom English
Director: Jack Clayton
Novel: Henry James
Screenplay by: Truman Capote, William Archibald
Script Editor: Jeanie Sims
Streaming: Not available
Apparitions? Evils? Corruptions?

Description

A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

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Top Cast

Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr Miss Giddens
Peter Wyngarde
Peter Wyngarde Peter Quint
Megs Jenkins
Megs Jenkins Mrs. Grose
Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave The Uncle
Martin Stephens
Martin Stephens Miles
Pamela Franklin
Pamela Franklin Flora
Clytie Jessop Miss Jessel
Isla Cameron Anna

The Innocents Appears on 24 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #22
BFI The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
British Film Institute #185
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #723
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #549
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #650

Critic Curated

Collider's 100 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Collider #37
Indiewire's Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time
IndieWire #29
Paste Magazine The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Paste Magazine #09
Paste Magazines Best Movies Of The 1960s
Paste Magazine #65
Rolling Stone - 101 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Rolling Stone #63
Slashfilms 95 Best Thrillers Ever Made
SlashFilm #42
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #11
The Telegraphs 100 Best British Films
The Telegraph #23
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #146

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #259
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's List Of 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #17
Martin Scorsese's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #61
Mike’s Likes: Favorite Horror Movies
Letterboxd #249
Robert Eggers Favorite Movies
Various #09

Genre Curation

Discomfort Movies by BFI
British Film Institute #18
Great British Horror Films
British Film Institute #01
The 50 Best Ghost Movies Of All Time Paste
Paste Magazine #02

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1960-1969 Films
Letterboxd #85
Letterboxds Top 250 Horror Films
Letterboxd #23

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