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The Rule of Jenny Pen

  • 6.2 /10

  • 99

  • 72%

Plot

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.

Cast

Geoffrey Rush as Stefan Mortensen
Geoffrey Rush

as Stefan Mortensen

John Lithgow as Dave Crealy
John Lithgow

as Dave Crealy

George Henare as Tony Garfield
George Henare

as Tony Garfield

Nikki MacDonnell as Court Mother
Nikki MacDonnell

as Court Mother

Maaka Pohatu as Dr. Neels
Maaka Pohatu

as Dr. Neels

Fiona Collins as Carer Grace
Fiona Collins

as Carer Grace

Yvette Parsons as Carer Tania
Yvette Parsons

as Carer Tania

Ian Mune as Howie Wicker
Ian Mune

as Howie Wicker

Richard Chapman as Musician
Richard Chapman

as Musician

Bruce Phillips as Peter Llewyn
Bruce Phillips

as Peter Llewyn

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • March 7, 2025

Production Companies

  • Light in the Dark Productions

  • Blueskin Films

Production Countries

  • New Zealand

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • $422,256.00

Runtime

  • 1.73 hrs

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I can't begin to tell you how glad I am that this showed up at the local Regal. I figured I was going to have to wait and rent it. That being said, after you leave the moviehouse and think about what you just watched, you're going to be immediately fucked up. It's been a minute since I watched something that really is equal parts, depressing, vile, sinister and diabolically funny all at the sa…

I can't begin to tell you how glad I am that this showed up at the local Regal. I figured I was going to have to wait and rent it. That being said, after you leave the moviehouse and think about what you just watched, you're going to be immediately messed up. It's been a minute since I watched something that really is equal parts, depressing, vile, sinister and diabolically funny all at the same …

Fewer moviegoing experiences are more frustrating than watching a film in which the creators have no clear vision for what they’re trying to say. Regrettably, such is the case with this second feature offering from writer-director James Ashcroft. When a revered judge (Geoffrey Rush) suffers a stroke, he’s moved to what has to be the most ineptly run convalescent home in New Zealand to undergo reh…