Mary Reilly
1996 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 5.8 · 35% critics
In Victorian London, a reserved housemaid grows close to her employer, a respected doctor with a private life and unsettling experiments. When a new, enigmatic figure begins appearing around the house, she’s pulled into a tense mix of loyalty, attraction, and creeping dread as troubling events mount.
Based on Mary Reilly
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-02-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 35/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (343 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you want a gloomy, slow-burn twist on a familiar classic with romance and creeping unease, closer to mood than shocks; Not for you if you need fast thrills like Nightwatch or Wind Chill.
Pros: moody Victorian atmosphere; fresh servant viewpoint; occasional creepy moments | Cons: slow pace; low suspense; uneven lead accent
Themes
- monster
- servant
- laboratory
- jekyll and hyde
- housemaid
- 19th century
Cast & crew
Julia Roberts
as Mary Reilly
John Malkovich
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
George Cole
as Mr. Poole
Michael Gambon
as Mary’s Father
Glenn Close
as Mrs. Farraday
Kathy Staff
as Mrs. Kent
Michael Sheen
as Bradshaw
Bronagh Gallagher
as Annie
Linda Bassett
as Mary's Mother
Ciarán Hinds
as Sir Danvers Carew
Directed by Stephen Frears