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Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Drama Crime Thriller

1964, 1h 51min

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" — drama, crime and thriller movie produced in UK and released in 1964. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.6 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 51min. "Seance on a Wet Afternoon" is currently available to stream on HBO Max, The Criterion Channel and Amazon Prime⎥MAX. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: United Kingdom

Director:

Cast:

Richard Attenborough,

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Critic rating Average critic rating

8

Reviews

Kasper Løvborg

rated

9

Top-notch acting and nice cinematography. The first conversation between Stanley and Attenborough was so intriguing that I was immediately captivated by this gem of a thriller and its mood.

3 years ago

Critic Ian Nathan

rated

8

Two strikingly glum performances are matched by the seedy, seething atmosphere of a loveless Britain.

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You can stream Seance on a Wet Afternoon on:

The Criterion Channel,

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Seance on a Wet Afternoon include Shoot the Piano Player, They Came to Rob Las Vegas, The Boston Strangler, Odds Against Tomorrow, Dead Ringer, Z.

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Seance on a Wet Afternoon was released in theaters on November 5, 1964.