
Gaslight (1944)★ 8.1/10
- Crime
- Drama
- Mystery
- Romance
- Thriller
Directed by: George Cukor
Written by: John Van Druten, Walter Reisch, John L. Balderston, Patrick Hamilton
A decade after the tragic murder of her aunt in her London residence, a woman returns from Italy to live there again with her new husband. His intense fascination with the house stems from a hidden secret that threatens to destabilize her sanity.
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2Cast & crew
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Charles BoyerGregory Anton
Ingrid BergmanPaula Alquist
Joseph CottenBrian Cameron
May WhittyMiss Thwaites
Angela LansburyNancy
Barbara EverestElizabeth
Emil RameauMaestro Guardi
Edmund BreonGeneral Huddleston
Halliwell HobbesMr. Mufflin
Tom StevensonWilliams
Heather ThatcherLady Dalroy
Lawrence GrossmithLord DalroyVideos
See all ›Awards · 3 wins, 5 nominations
See all ›- WinnerGolden Globes, USA 1945Golden Globe · Best Actress
- WinnerAcademy Awards, USA 1945Oscar · Best Actress in a Leading Role
- WinnerAcademy Awards, USA 1945Oscar · Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White
- NomineeAcademy Awards, USA 1945Oscar · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- NomineeAcademy Awards, USA 1945Oscar · Best Writing, Screenplay
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Lucas.June 10, 2025
Lucas.June 10, 2025An amazing classic. Slow and melodramatic, but it's also very singular and unique. Plus, it's the origin of the term we know today. Pretty cool! Has me walking around saying "Paula" in the creepiest voice possible to absolutely no one. That's what movies are for!
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emilioMay 26, 2025
emilioMay 26, 2025The ending may be predictable early on, but the film thrives not on plot twists, but on the suspenseful journey toward the truth. What makes "Gaslight" exceptional is that it doesn’t ask the audience to piece together a puzzle—it lets them in on the secret, then draws them in with the tension of how it will all unravel.
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Bertram_ConleyMay 23, 2025
Bertram_ConleyMay 23, 2025A classic film about pick-up artists, this film is suffocating in the best possible way. Watching someone slowly weaponize psychological manipulation to dismantle another person’s sense of self is deeply unsettling. But the final act—when Ingrid Bergman’s character awakens and fights back—is nothing short of electrifying. Still, the scars of that prolonged mental torment are not so easily erased.
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Oliver_LeeJune 2, 2025
Oliver_LeeJune 2, 2025O final pode ser previsível desde o início, mas o filme não prospera em reviravoltas, mas na jornada cheia de suspense em direção à verdade. O que torna A Meia Luz excepcional é que ele não pede ao público para montar um quebra-cabeça — ele revela o segredo e depois os atrai com a tensão de como tudo será desvendado.
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Ethan_JohnsonJune 2, 2025
Ethan_JohnsonJune 2, 2025El final puede ser predecible desde el principio, pero la película no vive de giros, sino del suspense del viaje hacia la verdad. Lo que hace excepcional a Luz de gas es que no le pide al público que arme un rompecabezas, sino que les revela el secreto y luego los atrae con la tensión de cómo se desvelará todo.
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Leonardo_NielsenMay 27, 2025
Leonardo_NielsenMay 27, 2025Um caso clássico do arquétipo dos pick-up artists, este filme é sufocante da melhor maneira possível. Assistir alguém lentamente usar a manipulação psicológica como arma para desmantelar o senso de identidade de outra pessoa é profundamente perturbador. Mas o ato final — quando a personagem de Ingrid Bergman desperta e revida — é nada menos que eletrizante. Ainda assim, as cicatrizes desse tormento mental prolongado não são apagadas tão facilmente.
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Kennith_GentryMay 27, 2025
Kennith_GentryMay 27, 2025Un caso ejemplar del arquetipo del artista de la seducción, esta película es sofocante de la mejor manera posible. Ver cómo alguien lentamente convierte la manipulación psicológica en un arma para desmantelar el sentido de sí mismo de otra persona es profundamente inquietante. Pero el acto final—cuando el personaje de Ingrid Bergman se despierta y contraataca—es nada menos que electrizante. Aún así, las cicatrices de ese prolongado tormento mental no se borran tan fácilmente.



















