2015 · 119 min · R

Crimson Peak

Name: Crimson Peak
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Romance, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2015
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver

Directed by Guillermo del Toro · Horror, Mystery, Romance, Drama, Thriller

Crimson Peak (2015) is a Horror film, directed by Guillermo del Toro set in Buffalo and Cumberland during the 1800s–1900s, in winter. It runs 119 minutes and is rated R.

A haunted house, with a tense and romantic tone. Themes of greed & ambition and family & loyalty run throughout.

Composer

Fernando Velázquez

Cinematography

Dan Laustsen

Cast

Mia WasikowskaJessica ChastainTom HiddlestonCharlie HunnamJim BeaverBurn GormanLeslie HopeJonathan Hyde

The world of this film

Setting

Where

BuffaloCumberland

Setting

Rural Urban

When

1800s 1900s

Season

Winter

Premise & themes

Premise

Haunted House

Themes

Greed & Ambition Family & Loyalty

Tone

TenseRomanticBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

Pure Fiction

1988
Beetlejuice
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Ruraldir. Tim Burton
1993
Cronos
Mexico — 1990s
Urbandir. Guillermo del Toro
2011
Insidious
2010s
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2021
Nightmare Alley
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Ruraldir. Guillermo del Toro
2006
Pan's Labyrinth
Spain — 1940s
Rural · Undergrounddir. Guillermo del Toro
2001
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Crimson Peak

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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