Lady in White

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Lady in White

PG-13

Released Apr 27, 1988

1h 53m

Horror

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Locked in the cloakroom after school as a Halloween prank, Frankie (Lukas Haas) meets the ghost of a young neighborhood girl, Melissa Anne Montgomery (Joelle Jacobi), who had been found strangled to death 10 years before. Frankie soon learns that nine other children have been killed in the years since, and with the spectral help of Melissa and her mother, a grieving apparition known as The Lady in White (Karen Powell), he attempts to discover the murderer before he becomes his latest victim.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Lady in White tells a classic ghost story in such an everyday way that the ghost is almost believable, and the story is actually scarier than it might have been with a more gruesome approach.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

The narrative momentum, or complete lack thereof, prevents this movie from fully capitalizing on the moody and atmospheric tones.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 15, 2025

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

That sense of heartwarming catharsis also extends to the filmmaker, whose fierce efforts to make Lady in White — as he originally envisioned and without the same kind of studio meddling that affected his first film — paid off in the long run.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 26, 2023

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Jack Garner

Gannett News Service

Lady in While is frequently impressive film making that builds to an exciting, even frightening, conclusion.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 15, 2020

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Cathy Burke

United Press International

Lady in White, written and directed by Frank LaLoggia, manages to combine the eery and ordinary in a fanciful and melancholy ghost tale.

Nov 8, 2016

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

[UPDATED 2024 BLU-RAY REVIEW] There's wasted potential to spare in Lady in White, a low-key ghost tale that does just enough right to make the overall disappointment more pronounced.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 8, 2016

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Erieka P

I love this movie!! I watch it every October! I love the retro charm, the good story telling, and the good ending! Such a fun spooky movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/22/24

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Jonathan C

I FUCKING HATE THIS FILM, SO FUCKING BORING AND SO FUCKING STUPID. the movie is the WORST. Fuck the film, and fuck anyone who likes it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/17/24

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Regina P

Tubi recommended this to me. I don't even know how these reviews are so high. I figured out the culprit very quickly. And the film was just cheesy.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/17/24

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Kimberly A

I've loved this movie since it first came out. Suspenseful, thoughtful, haunting, and lots of twists and turns. A good mystery ghost story. I still enjoy watching it today.. it's a thumbs up for me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/01/23

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Cindy L

A thoroughly entertaining Halloween ghost story taking place in New England during 1962. Lukas Haas does a stunning performance in this epic tale based loosely on a legendary ghost story in Durand-Eastman Park New York. Worth watching.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/16/22

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Audience Member

This is a Halloween must watch. Not too scary, but spooky enough. Nostalgic Halloween scenes against a tragic ghost story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Synopsis

Locked in the cloakroom after school as a Halloween prank, Frankie (Lukas Haas) meets the ghost of a young neighborhood girl, Melissa Anne Montgomery (Joelle Jacobi), who had been found strangled to death 10 years before. Frankie soon learns that nine other children have been killed in the years since, and with the spectral help of Melissa and her mother, a grieving apparition known as The Lady in White (Karen Powell), he attempts to discover the murderer before he becomes his latest victim.

Director: Frank LaLoggia
Producer: Frank LaLoggia, Andy La Marca
Screenwriter: Frank LaLoggia
Distributor: New Century Vista Film Company [us]
Production Co: New Sky Communications Inc.
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $282.7K
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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