FilmRPsychological Supernatural Survival

The Rule of Jenny Pen2025

Name: The Rule of Jenny Pen
Genre: Psychological, Supernatural, Survival
Released: 2025-03-07
Rating: 6.2

Directed by James Ashcroft

6.2

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 6.1Rotten Tomatoes 72%Metacritic 66TMDB 6.2

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Year

2025

Runtime

104 min

Box Office

Revenue (worldwide)

$422,256

Domestic

$433,817

🏆 4 wins & 8 nominations total

The premise

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.

Horror Vault's take

A once-commanding judge finds himself stripped of authority and mobility after a stroke, confined to a rest home where a sinister fellow resident has established a reign of terror. The instrument of this torment is disturbingly mundane — a child's puppet named Jenny Pen — yet the dread it inspires is anything but. Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow face off in a battle of wills where physical helplessness makes every confrontation agonising. This New Zealand-set thriller burrows under the skin by weaponising the fears of ageing, dependence, and being unable to make anyone believe you.

Content: Depictions Of Elder Abuse, Psychological Torment, Sadistic Violence, Disturbing Imagery Involving A Doll/Puppet