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The Dark Mirror

The Dark Mirror

Thriller · Mystery · Horror · 1946

A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.

Movie details

The Dark Mirror

“Twins! One who loves... one who loves to Kill!”

1946 Thriller · Mystery · Horror 1h 25m

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7.0 / 10

Community rating

A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Dark Mirror?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert Siodmak

Written by

Nunnally Johnson

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Terry Collins / Ruth Collins

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Scott Elliott

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Lieutenant Stevenson

Richard Long

Richard Long

Rusty

Charles Evans

Charles Evans

Girard

Garry Owen

Garry Owen

Franklin

Lela Bliss

Lela Bliss

Mrs. Didriksen

Court is in session

Put The Dark Mirror on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.