The Woman(2011)
2011 · Lucky McKee · 102 min
A lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.
Drama · Horror
6.1606 votes
TMDB score
5/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
5/5
Stays with you
How The Woman scares
There's a sick, slow dread that builds the whole way through, less about jumping and more about a growing sense that something is deeply wrong with the people on screen. The horror comes from watching a normal-looking family hide cruelty behind politeness, and the tension keeps tightening until it turns into hard, uncomfortable violence. This is not a fun scare — it's heavy, upsetting, and meant to make you angry and sick rather than entertained. Go in only if you want something bleak and confrontational, not a good time.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Woman rates psychological 5/5, visceral 4/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 5/5, and overall intensity 5/5.
- Psychological: 5 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 5 of 5
- Intensity: 5 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 12 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 97 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 90 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
Starts deceptively low-key and domestic, then steadily tightens into a grueling, unrelenting final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5.
How scary is The Woman?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Woman rates 5/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be heavy on gore and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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