Synopsis
Two young students at a prestigious prep school for girls are assailed by an evil, invisible power when they are stranded at the school over winter break.
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Cast
- Emma RobertsJoan Marsh
- Kiernan ShipkaKat
- Lucy BoyntonRose
- James RemarBill
- Lauren HollyLinda
- Peter J. GrayRick
- Emma HolzerLizzy
- Matthew StefiukRanger
- Greg EllwandFather Brian
- Elana KrauszMs. Prescott
Recommendations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
As with so many of the best mystery-horror films, the optimum way to enjoy a first viewing of this is try to remain as ignorant as possible about what happens. That said, it also brims with tiny, blink-and-you'll-miss-them details that will repay repeat viewings. - 83
The A.V. Club
The Blackcoat’s Daughter is a clammy hand on the back of the neck, a chill running down the spine, a shot of ice water straight to the veins. Every moment, almost every shot, has been carefully calibrated to stand hairs on end. - 80
Variety
In addition to everything else he does right in February, Perkins plays fair: When you replay the movie in your mind after the final fadeout, you realize that every twist was dutifully presaged, and the final reveal was hidden in plain sight all along. - 80
Village Voice
Few horror debuts unnerve and fascinate as much as this one. - 75
The Film Stage
A stylish exercise in dread, teasing out its slow-drip horrors with precision, and building a deliriously evil presence that hovers along the fringes. - 75
Consequence
This is the kind of film that follows you home, that makes you scared to enter a dark alley or go in the basement. - 67
IndieWire
The root of evil in The Blackcoat’s Daughter isn’t particularly original or deep, but the movie’s twisty plot and eerie atmosphere makes it deeply unsettling anyway. - 63
Slant Magazine
Oz Perkins exhibits a committed understanding of the cinematic value of silence and of vastly underpopulated compositions.
