The Awakening (2011)

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Sometimes dead does not mean gone.

In post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school.

• Released: 2011-08-17
• Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
• Runtime: 1h 47m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 1,550 votes

Directed by Nick Murphy.

Top cast

• Rebecca Hall as Florence Cathcart
• Dominic West as Robert Mallory
• Imelda Staunton as Maud Hill
• Isaac Hempstead Wright as Tom
• Lucy Cohu as Constance Strickland
• Cal MacAninch as Freddie Strickland
• John Shrapnel as Reverend Hugh Purslow
• Diana Kent as Harriet Cathcart
• Richard Durden as Alexander Cathcart
• Alfie Field as Victor Parry

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Where to watch The Awakening

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on AMC+ Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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