The Rule of Jenny Pen isn't terribly long, but it can be a rough slog to power through. Some sequences could have been cut, altered, or merged with other scenes to create a more cohesive experience.

The Rule of Jenny Pen is a deeply unsettling film at times and was hailed by the legendary Stephen King as one of his favorite recent horror movies. The Rule of Jenny Pen isn't a deeply ...

John Lithgow as Dave Crealy with Jenny Pen in James Ashcroft's "The Rule of Jenny Pen." Credit: Stan Alley / An IFC Films and Shudder Release. Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush stars as Judge ...

The Rule of Jenny Pen was reviewed for its theatrical release on March 7, 2025. The article has been updated to reflect the latest streaming options. Topics Film. Kristy Puchko.

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Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during Fantastic Fest 2024. IFC Films opens “The Rule of Jenny Pen” in select theaters Friday, March 7, with a Shudder premiere on March ...

It takes James Ashcroft’s The Rule Of Jenny Pen just a single scene to establish itself as a nasty, engulfing piece of work. Sitting at the bench at the front of a courtroom, Geoffrey Rush’s ...

Experience making ‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ On being a part of “The Rule of Jenny Pen,” Rush remarked, “It was very special. Beyond special.

The eyeless Jenny Pen is not necessarily haunted, but she does inspire Lithgow’s deranged psychopath character to abuse his fellow residents. WHERE TO WATCH THE RULE OF JENNY PEN.

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There's a terrifying new doll on the horror scene, and her name is Jenny Pen. This bald, eyeless children's puppet is one half of the twisted pair at the heart of The Rule of Jenny Pen, directed ...

In "The Rule of Jenny Pen," Rush plays a wheelchair-bound stroke patient recovering in a nursing home, and Lithgow is the merciless bully who terrorizes his fellow residents, ...