A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.
the vibe
Mary Reilly Vibe
What it feels like
slow-burndarkintenseapproachableseriousintimatehauntinggrittyunsettling
What it's about
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Movie1996·108 min
Mary Reilly
Directed by Stephen Frears
A drama horror film directed by Stephen Frears.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 93%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
5.8/10
345 ratings
About Mary Reilly
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- forbidden love, obsession, 18th 19th century, supernatural, london, romantic partners, villain protagonist, outsider misfit, hidden identity, slow burn reveal, monster creature, gothic horror, forbidden star crossed