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      The Attic

      PG 1980 1h 32m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 26% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Louise (Carrie Snodgress), a spinster who was once abandoned at the altar, lives a lonely life with her abusive father, Wendell (Ray Milland), who's wheelchair-bound because of a fire she caused. After she's sacked from her job as a librarian, Louise must then spend all of her time waiting on Wendell. Eventually, she sinks deeper and deeper into a deranged imaginary life that includes extravagant vacations and the death of her father. The latter fantasy becomes especially appealing to her. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member I saw it in high school and I was hypnotized by it. The same way I was by Bad Ronald and later Monkey Shines. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review andy f Barking mad dark thriller with strong performances from Carrie Snodgress and the legend that is Ray Milland. It builds as it goes on towards an unexpected climax. Bizarre, but not brilliant. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member loved it, I thought it was better than what I thought, I would love it on DVD, I thought it was a great movie, I loved it, I thought it was a great film it starred Frances Bay and Ray Milland played good parts Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Off beat drama with thrilling moments of black humor. Carrie Snodgress gives excellent performance as the mousy librarian. Good stuff. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member For being an 80's horror classic this movie was actally pretty good. I enjoyed the story line, the cast was good, and the father was very dark. Not scary but if you look at it from an 80's point of view you will think diffrent. Fun movie to watch once. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Tagline: First abandoned by a man, then by a monkey Plot: They made her crazy Pros: - Weird movie - Some twists - Overacting Carrie Snodgress Cons:- Sold as a horror movie, it is not. - The title gives too much away - Slow, sometimes nothing happens - Overacting Carrie Snodgress Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Louise (Carrie Snodgress), a spinster who was once abandoned at the altar, lives a lonely life with her abusive father, Wendell (Ray Milland), who's wheelchair-bound because of a fire she caused. After she's sacked from her job as a librarian, Louise must then spend all of her time waiting on Wendell. Eventually, she sinks deeper and deeper into a deranged imaginary life that includes extravagant vacations and the death of her father. The latter fantasy becomes especially appealing to her.
      Director
      George Edwards
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 32m