Mary Reilly (1996)

Directed by

Stephen Frears

Genre

drama film, horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 344 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A maid named Mary Reilly works in the house of Dr. Jekyll. She becomes entangled with his dark side, Mr. Hyde.

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What happens

Mary Reilly is a 1996 American Gothic horror film directed by Stephen Frears and starring Julia Roberts and John Malkovich. It was written by Christopher Hampton and adapted from the 1990 novel of the same name by Valerie Martin (itself inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde). It reunited director Frears, screenwriter Hampton, and actors Malkovich and Glenn Close, who were involved in the Oscar-winning Dangerous Liaisons (1988). Mary Reilly was theatrically released by Sony Pictures Releasing on February 23, 1996 to poor reviews. It was a box office bomb, making just $12.9 million against its $47 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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