The Woman in Black (2012)
“What did they see?”
Movie20121h 35mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 3,787 ratings.
Movie review: The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black is a film from 2012. It is catalogued under Drama, Horror, Thriller. Its listed tagline is “What did they see?”
Story
The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true identity.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.1/10 based on 3,787 votes.
Production
Release date: February 3, 2012 · Runtime: 95 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $32,000,000 · Reported revenue: $129,000,000
Official trailer
Cast
Daniel Radcliffe
Ciarán Hinds
Janet McTeer
Liz White
Tim McMullan
Jessica Raine
Shaun Dooley
Mary Stockley
Roger Allam
Daniel Cerqueira
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