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The Turning

Summary: A young governess is hired to look after an orphaned girl, but the return of the girl's problematic brother uncovers secrets from their past. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw."
Runtime: 1 h 34 min
MPAA: PG-13

Countries: India, United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 14,000,000
Domestic: $ 15,472,775
International: $ 3,955,391
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of dyingfeeding a horsefeeding an ant to a spiderfemale ghostfemale in a bathtubfemale protagonistfemale teacherfireplacefirst day on the jobfishflashlightfogfollowing someonefoodfootprintforbidden areaforbidden zonefountainframed photographfriendfriendshipgame playinggardengategated estateghostghost storyghostly possessiongiftgirlgirl jumps on a bedgirl on a rocking horsegoing crazygothicgothic horrorgovernessguitarguitar playerguitar playinghallucinationhaunted househaunted mansionheadmasterheadphoneshearing noiseshearing voiceshide and seekhidinghorror directed by womanhorror literature on screenhorsehorse ridinghorse riding lessonhorsewhiphospitalhousekeeperhysterical outburstimplied female nudityinsane asyluminsanityinvestigationjoke tellingjumping into a swimming pooljumping into waterjumping on a bedkid artkilling a fishkilling a spiderkilling an animalknocking on a doorkoi pondlearning to ride a horseletterlistening to musiclistening to music in a carlistening to rock musicliterature on screenlittle girllocked doorlong haired boylong haired malelooking at oneself in a mirrorlooking out a windowlow self esteemlying on the floormainemalevolent spiritmannequinmanormansionmaskmatronizingmazemental asylummental breakdownmental hospitalmental illnessmental institutionmental patientmentally ill mothermentally ill womanmentally unstable mothermentally unstable womanmirrormirror does not reflect realitymisandric womanmisandristmisandrymistaken belief that someone is crazymobile phonemodern day adaptationmother daughter relationshipmovingmoving inmurdermysterious eventnannynanny in jeopardynew jobnightmarenose bleedingnosebleednosy teachernosy tutornotebookold dark houseold womanorphanoutburstoutcastoverhead camera shotoverheard conversationoverheard sexpackingpacking a suitcasepainterpaintingpainting as a giftparanoiaparanoid womanparanormal phenomenonpassive aggressive behaviorpassive aggressive womanpay phoneperiod piecepet tarantulaphone boothphotographplaying chessplaying drumsplaying guitarplaying hide and seekpolaroid photographpolaroid picturepondportraitportrait paintingpossessionposter of dead manprankpranksterpretending to be a ghostpretending to be deadprivate investigationprivate tutorproblem childprologuepromisepsychotronic filmpulled into waterpursuitpushed from heightquestioning one's sanityraperattling a doorknobravenreading a bookreading a diaryreading in bedreading someone else's diaryredheadreference to kurt cobainreference to the little mermaidreflection in a mirrorreflection in waterrelationship with a ghostrepeated scenerepeated voice over dialogueriding instructorrock musicrock music fanrocking horserole modelroommateroommate roommate relationshiprunning womanrural horrorrural settingsawing machinescare prankscene during closing creditsscene during opening creditsschool expulsionschool principalscreamscreaming girlsecretseeing dead peopleself esteemself pitysewing machinesewing roomsexual assaultsexual tensionsexual violencesitting on the floorsleepingslow motion scenesocial outcastsoupspiderspider terrariumstablestaircase death fallstaplestatuestormsubjective camerasupernatural powersuspicionsuspicious womanswansweaterswimming poolswimming underwaterswimming with clothes ontag the gametaking a bathtalking to a ghosttalking to a mannequintalking with the deadtarantulatattootattoo on the back of a woman's necktattooed womanteacherteacher pupil relationshipteacher student relationshipteaching someone how to ride a horseteenage boyteenagertelephonetelephone callterrariumthunderthunder stormthunderstormtimeframe 1990stitle different than booktitle directed by femaletraumatraumatized boytraumatized girltutorunderwater sceneurinating in front of someoneurinationviolenceviolent boyviolent outburstvoice over flashbackvoice over journalwashing one's facewatching someone sleepwatching tvwet clotheswhipping a horsewhisperingwoman falls off a horsewoman in a bathtubwoman in jeopardywoman reads a bookwoman reads a book in bedyear 1994
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