For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas' troubled relationship with his tenant farmers, as well as with his daughter, to whom Miranda serves as governess. Her relationship with Nicholas intensifies after his wife dies, but his mental imbalance threatens any hope of happiness.
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Review of Dragonwyck (1946)
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Review of Dragonwyck (1946)
Review of Dragonwyck (1946)
Review of Dragonwyck (1946)
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Dragonwyck was released in 1946 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 29 reviews, giving Dragonwyck (1946) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 72%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Dragonwyck a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 68%, Dragonwyck is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1946, which stands at 60%.
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