The Blackcoat's Daughter

"Abandoned as a child. Raised by the dark."

2017 1h 34m EN

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5.9

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 818🍅77%Rotten Tomatoes●68Metacritic★5.9IMDB · 30,891

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Synopsis

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Two young women at a prestigious prep school are assailed by an evil, invisible power when they're stranded over winter break.

“Abandoned as a child. Raised by the dark.”

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Cast

Emma Roberts
Joan Marsh
Kiernan Shipka
Kat
Lucy Boynton
Rose
James Remar
Bill
Lauren Holly
Linda
Peter J. Gray
Rick
Emma Holzer
Lizzy
Matthew Stefiuk
Ranger

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Osgood Perkins
Writers: Osgood Perkins, Tim Longo
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Osgood Perkins, shot by Julie Kirkwood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Elvis Perkins. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Brian Ufberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Emma Roberts and Kiernan Shipka and Lucy Boynton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Abandoned as a child. Raised by the dark.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3286052 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Osgood Perkins directs. Julie Kirkwood behind the camera. Elvis Perkins scores. Brian Ufberg cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 9 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
3Directed by Osgood Perkins, shot by Julie Kirkwood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Elvis Perkins. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Brian Ufberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Emma Roberts and Kiernan Shipka and Lucy Boynton carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Abandoned as a child. Raised by the dark.".
8IMDB entry: tt3286052 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "winter", "boarding school", "exorcism", "possession".

The technical file

Cinematography: Julie Kirkwood
Original score: Elvis Perkins
Editing: Brian Ufberg
Production design: Shane Boucher
Costume design: Jennifer Stroud
Makeup / hair: Tabitha Burtch
VFX supervisor: Sam Javanrouh
Sound: Allan Fung
Stunt coordinator: Alain Moussi
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $143,545
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Blackcoat's Daughter (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes: 77% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 68/100
IMDB rating: 5.9/10 · 30,891 votes
MPAA: R

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Reno2017-05-16
★ 5/10
About the two girls who stayed behind on their school break. Also known as 'February', is about two teen girls from closely, but a different timeline. It was the boarding school break and everyone heading their home, but a couple of girls stay behind as they have no other choice. While waiting for their parents to pick them up, those few days do not go well with them. What it is and how the story ends, you should watch it to learn. It is not a must see, or even it does not look fresh enough. Though very dark and there's a moment it peaks with its suspense. But it could not hold any further, or keep us expecting what might come. Both the tales that told parallely was distinguished at the end with a small twist. But not everything was fully explained. So you will be disappointed a bit on that ground on overall film. Those young actresses were really good. Roberts and Shipka who never meet given the best performances in their respective roles. An horror with a less traditional narration. Feels familiar, but not really as entirely. Because if you don't know what its genre, you could anticipate a regular drama-thriller, but they manipulated the genre very well that you won't fully able to unpuzzle, even after the end. Just one time watchable film, in a common sense, but there are people who like this kind of film better than usual horror films. 5/10
Wiccaburr2020-09-25
★ 6/10
Love how this movie focused on three characters and the way they intersect towards the end. This film goes satanic and you know something more is going down coming to the climax. This movie does have some slow pacing so this might not be for everyone.
Dean2025-08-02
★ 4/10
Wasn't scary, was actually boring with prolonged scenes. Can't give it more than 4, sorry.