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About this movie

Genres:
Horror, Mystery & Suspense
Language:
English
Running time:
1:49:23
Partner rating:
R
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Ren̩e Zellweger [Emily Jenkins]
  2. Jodelle Ferland [Lillith Sullivan]
  3. Ian McShane [Detective Mike Barron]
  4. Kerry O'Malley [Margaret Sheridan]
  5. Callum Keith Rennie [Edward Sullivan]
  6. Bradley Cooper [Doug]
  7. Renée Zellweger Emily Jenkins
  8. Jodelle Ferland Lilith Sullivan
  9. Ian McShane Detective Barron
  10. Bradley Cooper Doug
  11. Callum Keith Rennie Edward Sullivan
  12. Adrian Lester Wayne
  13. Kerry O'Malley Margaret Sullivan
  14. Cynthia Stevenson Nancy
  15. Alexander Conti Diego
  16. Philip Cabrita Javier

Directors

  1. Christian Alvart

Producers

  1. Steve Golin
  2. Kevin Misher
  3. Alix Madigan
  4. Lisa Bruce

Writers

  1. Ray Wright

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Case 39

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Prompted to rescue ten-year-old Lillith Sullivan (Jodelle Ferland) from her parents after allegations of abuse suggest that the child is not safe in her own home, kind-hearted social worker Emily Jenkins (Renée Zellweger) discovers to her horror that the situation is far deadlier than she ever suspected. Ian McShane and Bradley Cooper also star in the thriller from Antibodies director Christian Alvart.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

23%Tomatometer score: 23% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Ethan Gilsdorf, Boston Globe It's a bummer when the audience is smarter than the protagonist. Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times By the time the killings start, it's clear that Ray Wright's screenplay is more interested in following formula than in breaking new ground. Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter The devil made them do it, but that doesn't mean you have to see it. Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly An aggressively inept demon-seed chiller starring a bunch of grown-ups who should've known better. Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel Zellweger, forced to play a character who lurches from rational to absurdly credulous, loses credibility by the minute. Full review External link
  6. Negative review
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times [Plays] like one more piece of multiplex in-box clutter, ready for the circular file in our moviegoing consciousness. Full review External link

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