- Type
- Film
- Status
- Released
- Release
- March 7, 2025 (3 months ago)
- Language
- English
- Origin
- New Zealand
- Production companies
- Light in the Dark Productions
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rating
- R
The Rule of Jenny Pen

Where to watch (United States)
Cast
Geoffrey RushStefan Mortensen
John LithgowDave Crealy
George HenareTony Garfield
Nathaniel LeesSonny Ausage
Thomas SainsburyCarer Mike
Maaka PohatuDr. Neels
Irene WoodOlive Shaw
Ian MuneHowie Wicker
Bruce PhillipsPeter Llewyn
Holly ShanahanMadeline Shepard
Paolo RotondoPsychologist
Yvette ParsonsCarer Tania
Rashmi PilapitiyaNurse Anita
Ginette McDonaldSally Pile
Semu FilipoCoach
Hannah LynchCarer Joy
Anapela PolataivaoCarer Jasmine
Hilary NorrisEunice Joyce
Richard ChapmanMusician
Nick BlakeTobias Popanovich
Jane WaddellComfrey Hails
Lutz HalbhubnerSean Dunn
Ariadne BaltazarCarer May
Fiona CollinsCarer Grace
Sam Carter
Crew
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Violence
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Profanity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Algohol & Drugs
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Fright & Intensity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>
Reviews
Review: Don't expect a peaceful sleep after seeing 'The Rule of Jenny Pen' Film critic Peter Travers reviews "The Rule of Jenny Pen," directed by James Ashcroft and written by Ashcroft and Eli Kent.
‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ Review: Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow Lock Horns in Dark Dementia Thriller Directed by James Ashcroft, Shudder's 'The Rule of Jenny Pen' is a dark thriller about dementia with great performances and a strong idea. Review.
The Rule Of Jenny Pen review – a stand-out ageing horror A former judge finds himself confined to a nursing home where a sinister puppet rules the roost in James Ashcroft's effective horror.
The Rule of Jenny Pen movie review (2025) Ashcroft crudely shifts between black comedy and disturbing violence, rather than accomplishing the more difficult task of combining the two into one nauseat...
John Lithgow Is Terrorizing Geoffrey Rush With a Hand Puppet In “The Rule of Jenny Pen,” a bonkers new thriller, two of the most esteemed actors of our time are having the times of their lives.
‘The Rule Of Jenny Pen’ Review: John Lithgow And Geoffrey Rush Can't Help This Baffling Thriller The excellent pair of actors John Lithgow And Geoffrey Rush cannot save director James Ashcroft's very WTF thriller 'The Rule Of Jenny Pen.'
The Rule of Jenny Pen review — a care home horror with glaring plot holes James Ashcroft’s film starring Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow beats viewers into bored submission
‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ Review: John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush Are Jumpy Old Men James Ashcroft’s unnerving horror film "The Rule of Jenny Pen" makes us wonder what’s scarier: the inescapable clutch of age, or Lithgow