Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- paranoid
- foreboding
- late night horror viewing
- cult film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly recognized Alfred Sole's atmospheric direction, authentic lower-middle-class setting, suspenseful mystery, and strong performances, while finding the story uneven and its violence deeply objectionable.
What sets it apart
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Alice's isolation, jealousy, and unusual behavior make her the focus of suspicion after Karen's communion-day murder.
Karen is murdered in a church before her first holy communion, while communion clothing and Catholic settings recur throughout the suspense.
The film emphasizes Alice's family home, sibling rivalry, single-parent pressures, and an authentic lower-middle-class community.
Further deaths force Alice's family and police to reassess contradictory evidence while the murderer remains concealed.
Films like Alice, Sweet Alice, and why
The Other
shared child-centered slasher mystery, Catholic imagery, and unsettling ambiguity
The Bad Seed
shared murder mystery structure, childhood menace, and psychological horror atmosphere
The House with Laughing Windows
shared religious symbolism, masked killer iconography, and intense family-centered suspense
Don't Look Now
shared occult-tinged dread, domestic suspicion, and atmospheric 1970s horror filmmaking
Movie Details
- Director
- Alfred Sole
- Release Date
- 1976-11-13
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (325)
Cast
- Linda Miller
- Mildred Clinton
- Paula E. Sheppard
- Niles McMaster
- Jane Lowry
- Rudolph Willrich
- Michael Hardstark
- Alphonso DeNoble
- Gary Allen
- Brooke Shields
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, FlixFling, Cultpix, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Alice, Sweet Alice about?
- A troubled girl becomes the center of suspicion when a masked killer turns a Catholic family’s private resentments into a string of brutal murders.
- What is Alice, Sweet Alice like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Alice, Sweet Alice as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Alice, Sweet Alice violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Alice, Sweet Alice as graphic.
- What did critics think of Alice, Sweet Alice?
- Critics broadly recognized Alfred Sole's atmospheric direction, authentic lower-middle-class setting, suspenseful mystery, and strong performances, while finding the story uneven and its violence deeply objectionable.
- Which films are like Alice, Sweet Alice?
- Films with a similar feel include The Other, The Bad Seed, The House with Laughing Windows, and Don't Look Now.
- How long is Alice, Sweet Alice?
- Alice, Sweet Alice runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Alice, Sweet Alice?
- In United States, Alice, Sweet Alice streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, FlixFling, Cultpix, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix.
