How Awful About Allan
A Tense Psychological Thriller
1970 • 74 min • Thriller · TV Movie · Horror
Synopsis
After an eight-month stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister; but a mysterious boarder may be trying to kill him.
Our family guide
Best from age 14- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 70%
- 60 Audience · 22 · 30%
Allan returns home after a mental hospital stay, tormented by a car crash that blinded him and killed his father. Living with his sister, he grapples with his trauma and suspicions of a mysterious boarder. The tension mounts as Allan questions reality and the danger he faces.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 6/10
Heads up
- Disorienting psychological horror
- Intense suspense and jump scares
- Depiction of blindness and trauma
What it models well
- Overcoming trauma
- Seeking support
- Coping with grief
Talk about it after
- Understanding mental health challenges
- Dealing with grief and loss
- Trusting your instincts vs. paranoia
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Top billed cast
Director: Curtis Harrington
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersPretty decent moody, intense, creepy psychological thriller with two of my favourite thespians in that department--Anthony Perkins and Julie Harris. It's a tad claustrophobic and difficult to get into at the start, because of this aforementioned intensity, but if you stick with it, it's quite intrinsically rewarding and definitely not a late-night waste of 90 minutes.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersI had previously read about director Curtis Harrington in Barron's excellent book for cinephiles, '501 Movie Directors', though I had unfortunately not been able to find any of his films before this. He definitely has fine technique for getting across moodiness and suspense, at least in this type of film. Hopefully I'll eventually find and watch all of his work.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.0/10 (22)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0065858
