# Mary Reilly (1996)

> A Victorian housemaid becomes emotionally entangled with the respectable doctor and monstrous alter ego concealed within the same troubled man.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4444

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Director: Stephen Frears
- Cast: Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole, Michael Gambon, Glenn Close, Kathy Staff, Michael Sheen, Bronagh Gallagher
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117002/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, oppressive, melancholic, dark rainy evening, literary horror night

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