The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house is now in decline. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life?
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes64%
Metacritic67/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
288 audience votes
Key crew
- Lenny AbrahamsonDirector
- Lucinda CoxonScreenplay
- Stephen RennicksOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Domhnall GleesonDr. Faraday
- Ruth WilsonCaroline Ayres
- Will PoulterRoderick Ayres
- Oliver ZetterströmYoung Faraday
- Charlotte RamplingMrs. Ayres
- Liv HillBetty
- Harry Hadden-PatonDr. Granger
- Anna MadeleyAnne Granger
- Clive FrancisMr. Rossiter
- Elizabeth CounsellMrs. Rossiter
- Sarah CrowdenMiss Dabney
- Kate PhillipsDiana Baker-Hyde
Stills
Movies like The Little Stranger
Themes
based on novel or book