The story
The Woman in Cabin 10 is a 2025 psychological thriller film directed by Simon Stone, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, based on the 2016 novel by Ruth Ware. The film stars Keira Knightley, Guy Pearce, Art Malik, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings and Hannah Waddingham.
Setting & tone
The Woman in Cabin 10 is set in United Kingdom and works primarily in English. Tonally it sits in Mystery, Thriller, Crime, drawing on the conventions of each while filtering them through Simon Stone's direction.
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