Down a Dark Hall (2018) Horror Thriller Drama Mystery Fantasy

Rated PG-13 | Threatrical Aug 17, 2018 (US) | Genres Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Fantasy | Runtime 1h 36m
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Down a Dark Hall Plot Synopsis:

After the death of her father when she was a child, Kit Gordy has grown up as a troubled teen for disgust of her mother Ginny and her stepfather Dave Dabrowski. Called to the principal's office of her high school and accused of a failed attempt to burn it, Kit is expelled from the high school, but Dr. Heather Sinclair, member of the staff of the Blackwood Boarding School, appears to offer her a place in the next school year. Ginny enlists Kit against her will in a try to correct her daughter, and Kit travels Blackwood, an old, isolated and dark mansion in the middle of a forest outside the city. There she meets her companions: nice Izzy, shy Ashley, reluctant Sierra and borderline Veronica, so troubled teens as her own. In the dinner presentation, Kit and the other girls meet Madame Duret, Blackwood's headmistress, and the rest of the staff: Pr. Farley (maths), Jules Duret (music), Heather Sinclair (arts) and Mrs. Olonsky, Madame Duret's rude right-hand to keep the peace in Blackwood. Locked in a place without internet, cell phones and all trace of modern technology, Kit watches as all change in a weird way: Izzy develops an extreme obsession for mathematics, Sierra for painting, Ashley for writing and herself for piano, meanwhile that Veronica keeps out from this obsession. Trapped between her love interest for Jules, Madame Duret's son, and strange memory losses, Kit asks help Veronica to discover the reason of their different changes. Investigating the ruined and forbidden wing of Blackwood at the same time that the works of Izzy, Ashley, Sierra and the own Kit, this last one and Veronica realize not only that all them have one secret in common, but the previous students suffered a horrible fate caused by the Blackwood's supernatural forces, that it will be too their own unless they find a way to avoid it.


Synopsis / Plot Summary: Kit Gordy, a new student at the exclusive Blackwood Boarding School, confronts the institution's supernatural occurrences and dark powers of its headmistress.

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Official Trailer

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Down a Dark Hall Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2018 (more 2018 movies)
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 96 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Fantasy
Horror Genres:  Mystery, Psychological
Horror Subgenres:  Haunted House - Cursed, Teens
Directors: Rodrigo Cortés
Stars: AnnaSophia Robb, Uma Thurman, Isabelle Fuhrman, Victoria Moroles, Noah Silver … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Aug 17, 2018

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Down a Dark Hall is Streaming on HBO Max
Language: English
Country: United States, Spain
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Down a Dark Hall Release Dates In Theaters: Aug 17, 2018, Digital HD: Oct 16, 2018, Blu-ray: Oct 16, 2018
Writers: Michael Goldbach, Chris Sparling, Lois Duncan
Producers: Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Adrián Guerra, Meghan Hibbett, Isaac Klausner, Stephenie Meyer, Nicolás Tapia, Jesús Ulled Nadal, Núria Valls
Editors: Rodrigo Cortés
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