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2025 • 1h 44min • R • Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The Rule of Jenny Pen

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.

IMDb 6.2

RT 72%

MC 66

Director

James Ashcroft

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James Ashcroft

Eli Kent

Owen Marshall

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John Lithgow

Dave Crealy

Geoffrey Rush

Stefan Mortensen

Nathaniel Lees

Sonny Ausage

Maaka Pohatu

Dr. Neels

Thomas Sainsbury

Carer Mike

Ian Mune

Howie Wicker

Ginette McDonald

Sally Pile

Holly Shanahan

Madeline Shepard

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Geoffrey Rush Stefan Mortensen

Nathaniel Lees Sonny Ausage

Maaka Pohatu Dr. Neels

Thomas Sainsbury Carer Mike

Ian Mune Howie Wicker

Ginette McDonald Sally Pile

Holly Shanahan Madeline Shepard

Bruce Phillips Peter Llewyn

Yvette Parsons Carer Tania

Irene Wood Olive Shaw

Hannah Lynch Carer Joy

Paolo Rotondo Psychologist

George Henare Tony Garfield

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Fiona Collins Carer Grace

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