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1999 · Movie · 1h 45m · R

Sleepy Hollow

CriticsCritics: 68
AudienceAudience: 7.4

A skeptical young detective is sent to a secluded New York hamlet to investigate a series of gruesome decapitations. While the townsfolk blame a legendary specter, he searches for rational explanations amid the village’s eerie atmosphere and growing mystery.

My take

You’ll enjoy this if you like atmospheric gothic mysteries that mix eerie supernatural scares with occasional oddball humor; Not for you if you prefer straightforward plots, gentle horror, or a consistently serious tone.

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Cast

Christina RicciJohnny DeppMiranda RichardsonMichael GambonCasper Van DienJeffrey JonesRichard GriffithsIan McDiarmid

Director

Tim Burton

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