Doctor Jekyll

"A modern twist on the classic horror"

2023 1h 29m EN

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4.6

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★4.6TMDB · 12

Horror

Synopsis

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Recluse Dr. Nina Jekyll befriends with her newly hired help, Rob. They must work together to prevent Hyde from destroying her life.

“A modern twist on the classic horror”

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Cast

Suzy Eddie Izzard
Dr. Nina Jekyll / Rachel Hyde
Scott Chambers
Rob
Lindsay Duncan
Sandra Poole
Robyn Cara
Maeve
Jonathan Hyde
Henry Jekyll
Morgan Watkins
Ewan
Simon Callow
Journalist
Tony Jayawardena
Malcolm

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joe Stephenson
Writers: Dan Kelly-Mulhern, Joe Stephenson
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joe Stephenson, shot by Birgit Dierken. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Blair Mowat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Suzy Eddie Izzard and Scott Chambers and Lindsay Duncan carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Joe Stephenson directs. Birgit Dierken behind the camera. Blair Mowat scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 3 years ago.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Joe Stephenson, shot by Birgit Dierken. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Blair Mowat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Suzy Eddie Izzard and Scott Chambers and Lindsay Duncan carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A modern twist on the classic horror".
10IMDB entry: tt12637946 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Birgit Dierken
Original score: Blair Mowat
Production design: Natalie O'Connor
Makeup / hair: Frances Hounsom
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Status: Released
Budget: $625,000
Box office: $21,524
Return: 3% of budget
Original language: EN
IMDB: Doctor Jekyll (2023)

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CinemaSerf2023-11-01
★ 6/10
I can't be the only one who thinks that Scott Chambers bears an uncanny resemblance to Barry Keoghan? Anyway, after a career in petty theft and drugs - and with a seriously ill daughter - "Rob" (Chambers) finds himself in front of the rather imperious "Sandra" (Lindsay Duncan) and her boss "Nina" (Eddie Izzard). The latter is looking for some help around her huge stately home and for some reason she takes a bit of a shine to the young man. After a shaky start, the two start to become friends and he is promised the funds to see his daughter "Ari" gets the treatment she needs. Snag? Well "Rob" has to help her out with a rather monstrous request. Has he got what it takes? The first twenty minutes of this are actually quite good - Duncan is fine as the over-bearing assistant and there's a bit of chemistry between Izzard and her new-found friend. Quickly though, there emerge a few silly sub-plots and, indeed, plot holes before an ending that I felt really quite disappointing. To be fair, Dan Kelly-Mulhern has tried to do something a bit different with this Stevenson story - never an easy thing when it's already been pretty much done to death - but this just runs out of steam by the half way mark and thereafter is all a bit daft. It's an OK watch for ninety minutes, but you won't recall it a week afterwards and there's really nothing remotely scary to worry about either.

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