Black Swan vs The Woman in Black

Black Swan has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.1/10 for The Woman in Black). The Woman in Black is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 49m. Black Swan is the older of the two (2010 against 2012). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Black Swan posterBlack Swan2010 VS The Woman in Black posterThe Woman in Black2012
Black SwanThe Woman in Black
Audience score★ 7.7/10★ 6.1/10
Year20102012
Length1h 49m1h 35m
GenresDrama, Horror, ThrillerDrama, Horror, Thriller
Country––
DirectorDarren AronofskyJames Watkins
Main castSebastian Stan, Winona Ryder, Janet Montgomery, Ksenia Solo, Vincent CasselShaun Dooley, Roger Allam, Janet McTeer, Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds

Synopsis

Black Swan

The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.

The Woman in Black

The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a…

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