Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
Directed by Bryan Forbes · 116 min · Crime, Thriller, Drama
30.0 TOPICAL score · #3,540 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964, directed by Bryan Forbes) has a TOPICAL score of 30.0 - ranked 3,540 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (121 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 14 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (121 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 14 languages
- Still read7,895 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Kim Stanley (actor #1,513), Richard Attenborough (actor #387), Margaret Lacey, Marie Burke