The Rule Of Jenny Pen (2024)
- Original title
- The Rule of Jenny Pen
- Directed by
- James Ashcroft
- Genre
- psychological horror film
- Country
- New Zealand
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 161 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a care home for the elderly, a resident secretly terrorizes and harms the other residents, taking control through intimidation. A new resident discovers the abuse and must find a way to stop the tyrant without help from the staff.
tenseclaustrophobicuneasymethodicaloppressivebleaksuspensefuldisturbing
What happens
The Rule of Jenny Pen is a 2024 New Zealand psychological horror film based on Owen Marshall's short story of the same name. Directed by James Ashcroft and written by Ashcroft and Eli Kent, it stars John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush, and George Henare. The film is set in a care home for the elderly, where one resident severely harms the others under his tyrannical rule, unbeknownst to staff. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on 19 September 2024, and was released in New Zealand on 20 March 2025, receiving positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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