The Turning

  • Rated PG 13
  • 1hr 35m
  •  (248)
  • 35

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Floria Sigismondi

Producer:

Scott Bernstein, Roy Lee, Seth William Meier

Writer:

Carey W. Hayes, Chad Hayes, Henry James

Release Date:

Jan 24, 2020

Runtime:

1hr 35m

Synopsis

The Turning takes us to a mysterious estate in the Maine countryside, where newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear.

Cast

  • Mackenzie Davis
  • Finn Wolfhard
  • Brooklynn Prince
  • Barbara Marten
  • Joely Richardson
  • Niall Greig Fulton
  • Denna Thomsen
  • Kim Adis
  • Darlene Garr
  • Karen Egan

Did You Know?

Trivia

  • The film is based on the 1898 horror novella "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James.
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Quotes

    • Kate: Where were you hiding?
    • Flora: Like I'd tell.
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Verified Review
#slow
#boring
#notmyfave

Wtf was that? Did it end? We don't know what happened to anybody. Not worth seeing.

8 of 8 helpful votes
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Echo B
Verified Review

Honestly the worst movie I've ever seen

6 of 6 helpful votes
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Metacritic

35
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Based on 24 Critics
4.0

USER SCORE (40)

Mixed or average reviews based on 40 Reviews
20
Jan 23, 2020

The Turning damns itself with good ideas turned bad and a flat-out ugly execution. Its talented cast can’t save it from cheap scares, poorly edited set-pieces, and a bad twist that leaves a worse taste in your mouth.

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Metacritic review by Matthew Dougherty
Matthew Dougherty
IGN
30
Jan 22, 2020

The Turning sacrifices narrative and emotional coherence in favor of a series of would-be scary set pieces that seem mainly designed to discourage aspiring nannies from pursuing the vocation.

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Metacritic review by Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
The Hollywood Reporter
30
Jan 22, 2020

Instead of intriguing ambiguity, this updated version – which had a long and bumpy development – offers only maddening confusion...With false endings within false endings, it’s the sort of movie whose final fade-out will leave audiences groaning in frustration.

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Stephen Whitty
Screen Daily
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