Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- eerie
- foreboding
- gothic movie night
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an atmospheric and stylish Victorian murder mystery elevated by strong performances, even if its elaborate plotting was uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The investigation intersects with Lizzie Cree's stage career, Dan Leno's performance world, and the killer's dramatic self-presentation.
Victorian Limehouse, blood-written messages, executions, and serial killings create an oppressive gothic atmosphere.
The serial killer leaves cryptic messages and constructs a public persona, turning the murders into a question of identity and artistic authorship.
Lizzie's ambitions as an actress and the theatrical milieu shape how characters conceal, reinvent, and expose themselves.
Films like The Limehouse Golem, and why
From Hell
shared victorian london setting, serial killer investigation, gothic horror, and historical mystery atmosphere
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
shared period murder mystery, theatricality, dark humor, and stylized gothic violence
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
shared literary gothic horror, paranoia, identity concealment, and nineteenth-century atmosphere
Se7en
shared investigative thriller structure, serial killings, cryptic clues, and oppressive urban atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Juan Carlos Medina
- Release Date
- 2016-10-18
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (756)
Cast
- Bill Nighy
- Olivia Cooke
- Douglas Booth
- Daniel Mays
- Sam Reid
- María Valverde
- Eddie Marsan
- Henry Goodman
- Morgan Watkins
- Adam Brown
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Acorn TV, Shudder Amazon Channel, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Acorn TV Apple TV channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Limehouse Golem about?
- In gaslit Victorian London, a Scotland Yard inspector races to identify a theatrical serial killer while a condemned actress’s fate becomes inseparable from the investigation.
- What is The Limehouse Golem like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Limehouse Golem as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Limehouse Golem violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Limehouse Golem as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Limehouse Golem?
- Critics generally found the film an atmospheric and stylish Victorian murder mystery elevated by strong performances, even if its elaborate plotting was uneven.
- Which films are like The Limehouse Golem?
- Films with a similar feel include From Hell, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Se7en.
- How long is The Limehouse Golem?
- The Limehouse Golem runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Limehouse Golem?
- In United States, The Limehouse Golem streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Acorn TV, Shudder Amazon Channel, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Acorn TV Apple TV channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
