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Mary Reilly (1996)

104 min · Monster Film, drama film, horror film

Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend6.0k3.0kExpand

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6.0k02025-09: 4,454 views2025-10: 6,000 views2025-11: 5,456 views2025-12: 4,534 views2026-01: 4,131 views2026-02: 4,201 views2026-03: 3,690 views2026-04: 3,327 views2026-05: 3,734 views2026-06: 3,022 views2026-07: 4,180 views2026-08: 4,624 views
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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Stephen Frears

Cast

Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole, Michael Gambon, Glenn Close, Kathy Staff, Michael Sheen, Bronagh Gallagher, Linda Bassett, Henry Goodman

The story

Mary Reilly comes to work as a maid in the household of Dr. Henry Jekyll. She and Jekyll develop a rapport and he begins to call on her for assistance, to the consternation of his butler, Poole.

Catalogue themes and tags

Anonymous Letter, Daughter, Forschungslabor, Große Blutlache, Leiche verstecken, London, Lovestory, Magd, Monsters, Mordzeugin, Mr. Hayd, Prostituiertenmord, Prostitute, Rat, Victorian England, whore house, Thriller, Horror, Costume drama, Psychological thriller, Period piece, Drama, Film adaptation, Costume Horror

Genres

Monster Film, drama film, horror film
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