Crown for Christmas

2015

English

♡ 6

51%

Allie Foster, a struggling New York artist, reluctantly accepts to act as a governess to a rebellious Princess Theodora of Winshire. When Allie forms an unlikely bond with the princess, she attracts the attention of the handsome King Maximillian, who’s facing an arranged marriage against his heart’s wishes. As Christmas Eve draws near, Allie finds herself swept up in romance, royalty and the spirit of the holidays.

Presence of Mind

1999

English

5.3

♡ 5

Action

based on novel or book

Antoni Aloy Director

Agustí Villaronga as Fosc

Lauren Bacall as Mado Remei

Jude Law as Secretary

Harvey Keitel as The Master

A governess, caring for two children at a remote estate, becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted and the children are under an evil influence.

The Chalk Garden

1964

English

7.2

♡ 8

71%

grandparent grandchild relationship

judge

Mystery

problem child

Ronald Neame Director

Hayley Mills as Laurel

John Mills as Maitland

Deborah Kerr as Miss Madrigal

Edith Evans as Mrs. St. Maugham

The peculiar antics of Laurel, an emotionally troubled young girl, are the focus of The Chalk Garden – a stately household drama set on the cliffs of the English south coast. Edith Evans plays a matriarchal grandmother who, in raising her granddaughter, has neglected her other love – a barren chalk garden. Mayhem ensues as Laurel's behavior frightens away a succession of governesses until an enigmatic one is hired in spite of her mysterious references. She skillfully sets about tending to the girl's reckless emotions and the pitifully failed garden.

The Haunting of Morella

1990

English

4.5

♡ 8

28%

Jim Wynorski Director

Sandra Knight as

Maria Ford as Diane

Nicole Eggert as Morella / Lenora

Deborah Dutch as Serving Girl

An executed witch inhabits her teenaged daughter's body to continue in the pursuit of bloodshed.

Firelight

1997

English

7.2

♡ 17

41%

William Nicholson Director

Lia Williams as Constance

Sophie Marceau as Elisabeth Laurier

Valerie Minifie as Hannah

Wolf Kahler as Sussman

In 1838, lovely governess Elisabeth agrees to bear a child of anonymous English landowner, and he will in return pay her father's debt. At birth she, as agreed, gives up the child. Seven years later she is hired as governess to a girl on a remote Sussex estate. The father of the girl, Charles Godwin, turns out to be that anonymous landowner. So Elisabeth has to be her own daughter's governess, and she can't reveal the secret of her tie with little Louisa.

Adam Had Four Sons

1941

English

6.6

♡ 4

58%

Gregory Ratoff Director

Ingrid Bergman as Emilie Gallatin

Fay Wray as Molly Stoddard

Pietro Sosso as Otto

June Lockhart as Vance

Emilie has been hired to care for the four sons of wealthy Adam Stoddard and his wife, Molly. After Molly dies, Adam and the boys grow to depend on Emilie even more. At the same time, Emilie falls in love with Adam. The boys grow up, but Adam insists that Emilie stay on as part of the family. Her relationships with both the boys and Adam become strained after one son marries a gold-digging viper named Hester. Written by Daniel Bubbeo

The Turn of the Screw

2009

English

5.4

♡ 6

based on novel or book

Tim Fywell Director

Michelle Dockery as Ann

Nicola Walker as Carla

Dan Stevens as Dr. Fisher

Corin Redgrave as Professor

A young governess, Ann, is sent to a country house to take care of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Soon after her arrival, Miles is expelled from boarding school. Although charmed by her young charge, she secretly fears there are ominous reasons behind his expulsion. With Miles back at home, the governess starts noticing ethereal figures roaming the estate's grounds. Desperate to learn more about these sinister sightings she discovers that the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of her predecessor hold grim implications for herself. As she becomes increasingly fearful that malevolent forces are stalking the children the governess is determined to save them, risking herself and her sanity in the process.

The Turning

2020

English

3.9

♡ 59

12%

15%

Action

based on novel or book

mother daughter estrangement

Mystery

possession

Floria Sigismondi Director

Joely Richardson as Darla Mandell

Mackenzie Davis as Kate Mandell

Finn Wolfhard as Miles Fairchild

Kim Adis as Rose

A young woman quits her teaching job to become a private tutor and governess for two wealthy young kids, but soon starts to suspect there’s more to their house than meets the eye.

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