The writer-director of Coming Home in the Dark adapts another one of Owen Marshall's short stories with Geoffrey Rush and...
The writer-director of Coming Home in the Dark adapts another one of Owen Marshall's short stories with Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow in lead roles. Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences.
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70 %73 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
54 %59 reviewsAudience score rating
"One of the creepiest, smartest horror films so far this year."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"The bleak atmosphere becomes more grating than unsettling."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Narratively unequal to the powerful performances of Rush and Lithgow."
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Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle"Becomes a bleak, fatalistic march to what is a relatively predictable end."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"What begins as an atypical use of two beloved actors gets more messy than complex."
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IndieWire
IndieWireThe Rule of Jenny Pen | Details
- Rating
- 15, sexual violence, strong threat, very strong language
- Runtime
- 105
- Genre
- Thriller
- Country of origin
- New Zealand
