The Uninvited

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The Uninvited

1944

1h 38m

Horror

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While vacationing on the English coast, composer Rick Fitzgerald (Ray Milland) and his sister Pamela (Ruth Hussey) find an an abandoned 18th-century house and decide to buy it. The owner, Commander Beech (Donald Crisp), associates it with the tragic death of his daughter and is willing to part with it despite his granddaughter Stella's (Gail Russell) objection. The Fitzgeralds move in and soon find themselves, with the help of Stella, battling it out with two very prickly ghosts.

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Keith Phipps

The Dissolve

10/28/2013

4/5

The Uninvited was...one of the first films to treat the supernatural seriously, and to play ghosts and hauntings as something other than fodder for comedy.

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

03/25/2006

The one thing -- and the only thing -- about this film is that it sets out to give you the shivers -- and will do so, if you're readily disposed.

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

02/09/2006

The real strength of the film, though, is its atypical stance part way between psychology and the supernatural, achieving a disturbingly serious effect.

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

Nov 29

7/10

The Uninvited is the kind of film that offers something for everyone: a tense ghost story, a mystery to be solved, melodramatic action sequences, a lesbian subplot that requires a bit of interpretation to recognize, goofy comic interludes...

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Nadine Smith

them.

10/26/2022

The subtext is louder than ghosts banging at the door, and what’s really haunting Pamela is the truth of an identity she’s too terrified to accept...

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Lindsey Romain

Nerdist

10/29/2020

It's not just the story that makes The Uninvited so memorable. It's the look and feel, the perfect way it captures encroaching dread, and the ghostly apparitions that take the film to the next level.

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William H

Jul 20

Great movie, a well told tale, full of atmosphere, subtle, and with real starts and few real shocks

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B. W

Apr 17

Simply the best ghost movie ever made. Lots of atmosphere and mystery here. Outstanding cinematography and a creative storyline as well. And the classic tune "Stella By Starlight."

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Brad S. R

Apr 4

One of the best haunted house movies and first-rate horror for its era.

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g j

Apr 1

Gruellingly boring... this was like watching paint dry. Reasonably well shot and acted though, with a few decent set-pieces.

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Blu B

08/19/2024

A Horror Classic. One of the earliest examples of the haunted house/supernatural horror during a time when monster horror was all the rage. It's really well done all around. When it wants to be spooky it really suceeds with great use of simple but excellent special effects, shadows, and atmosphere. Ray Milland does a great job of being the anchor or reason throughout all this as well. The house is a really memorable location as well. The problems this has are all minor. First off the goofy light hearted comedic breaks this has in between kind of feel a bit out of place but add a degree of charm also. Same can be said for the music also when it is upbeat out of nowhere. Second this is more of a Hitchcock style mystery than a Horror movie half the time it feels like. which isn't a bad thing. It just boils down to I wish it was a bit more consistent with it's tone. Something that the likes of The Haunting (1963) & The Innocents (1961) would master a few decades later. Anyone who is a fan of horror, supernatural thrillers, the direcor or any actors in this should check this out. It's really good overall.

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Melissa L

05/13/2024

It wasn't bad, but I expected more from a film that was rated so highly.

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Synopsis

While vacationing on the English coast, composer Rick Fitzgerald (Ray Milland) and his sister Pamela (Ruth Hussey) find an an abandoned 18th-century house and decide to buy it. The owner, Commander Beech (Donald Crisp), associates it with the tragic death of his daughter and is willing to part with it despite his granddaughter Stella's (Gail Russell) objection. The Fitzgeralds move in and soon find themselves, with the help of Stella, battling it out with two very prickly ghosts.

Director: Lewis Allen
Producer: Charles Brackett
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 10, 1944, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2017
Runtime: 1h 38m

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