Gaslight
Seen it?1944 | 114 min | Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Crime
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (89% on Rotten Tomatoes), it won 2 Oscars and people are still talking about it. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Dial M for Murder or The 39 Steps, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 54 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1944: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 2 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Actress, Academy Awards: Best Art Direction – Black-and-White. Won 1 Golden Globe: Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. Also nominated for 5 more Oscars and 1 Cannes award. Plus 2 other awards.
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 338K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by George Cukor
- Charles BoyerGregory Anton
- Ingrid BergmanPaula Alquist
- Joseph CottenBrian Cameron
- May WhittyMiss Thwaites
- Angela LansburyNancy
- Barbara EverestElizabeth
- Emil RameauMaestro Guardi
- Edmund BreonGeneral Huddleston
- Halliwell HobbesMr. Muffin
- Tom StevensonWilliams