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Okay supernatural horror film with some decent moments, along with one over-the-top performance, does drag even though it's only 100-minutes. **3.0/5**
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The Nesting
“The terror that hides inside your mind.”
53%
Movie
1h 44m
AI Analysis
The Nesting (1981) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Nesting (1981) — a movie tagged as Horror and Mystery with dark and tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A New York writer of gothic fiction finds her mansion full of ghosts from a brothel massacre. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~104 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Nesting 53% (53 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
The Nesting suits viewers who want a dark and tense film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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from 53 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A New York writer of gothic fiction finds her mansion full of ghosts from a brothel massacre.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1981-05-01
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- TMDB rating
- 5.3
- TMDB ID
- 40236
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Is there an official trailer for The Nesting?
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What is The Nesting about?
A New York writer of gothic fiction finds her mansion full of ghosts from a brothel massacre.
Is there an AI analysis for The Nesting?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Nesting?
The official runtime for The Nesting is approximately 104 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Robin Groves
Lauren Cochran
- C
Christopher Loomis
Mark Felton

Michael David Lally
Daniel Griffith

John Carradine
Col. LeBrun
- B
Bill Rowley
Frank Beasley
- D
David Tabor
Abner Welles
- P
Patrick Farrelly
Dr. Webb

Bobo Lewis
Catherine Beasley

June Berry
Saphire
- A
Ann Varley
Gwen
- C
Cecile Liebman
Helga
- R
Ron Levine
Leland LeBrun
- B
Bruce Kronenberg
Young Abner
- J
Jim Nixon
Young Frank

James Saxon
Earl
- J
Jeffrey B. McLaughlin
Butler (as Jeffrey McLaughlin)

James Hayden
GI #1

Jery Hewitt
GI #2 (as Jerry Hewitt)
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Okay supernatural horror film with some decent moments, along with one over-the-top performance, does drag even though it's only 100-minutes. **3.0/5**
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