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Twisted Nerve

Name: Twisted Nerve
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: 1968-12-20
Cast: Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster

1968 | 112 min | Thriller, Horror

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Barbarian, start here.
The mood: Scary.
The pace: Fast-moving, at 1 hr 52 min.
What might put you off: Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Made in 1968: an older pace and style.

Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child personality he calls Georgie. After being caught during a theft attempt at a department store, he befriends a female customer who is sympathetic to him, but his friendship soon turns into obsession.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 49K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Roy Boulting

Hayley MillsSusan Harper
Hywel BennettMartin (Georgie) Durnley
Billie WhitelawJoan Harper
Frank FinlayHenry Durnley
Barry FosterGerry Henderson
Phyllis CalvertEnid Durnley
Salmaan PeerzadaShashie Kadir
Christian RobertsPhilip Harvey
Gretchen FranklinClarkie
Timothy WestSuperintendant Dakin