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59% Critic Match
The Watcher in the Woods
“It was just an innocent game until a young girl vanished...for thirty years.”
5.9 / 10• 1980• 1h 23m•PG• English
FantasyHorrorThriller
Storyline
After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar eclipse.
Cast & Crew
Bette Davis
Mrs. Aylwood
Lead
Lynn-Holly Johnson
Jan Curtis
Kyle Richards
Ellie Curtis
Carroll Baker
Helen Curtis
David McCallum
Paul Curtis
Benedict Taylor
Mike Fleming
Frances Cuka
Mary Fleming
Richard Pasco
Tom Colley
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Hough's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Watcher in the Woods is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
