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Marionette

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Hoping for a fresh start, a child psychiatrist moves to Scotland after losing her husband in a tragic accident. She soon begins treating a mysterious 10-year-old boy whose horrific drawings seem to predict the future.
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Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting 10/25/2021
2.5/5
It runs a little overlong and rushes through important character beats, but Strien does succeed in creating a high concept thriller that doesn't quite go where you'd expect. Go to Full Review
Ellen E Jones Guardian 09/24/2020
3/5
A third-act plot twist is audacious enough to regain our attention, but Reuten and Wolf don't quite have the charisma necessary to fully carry it off. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Mar 19
3/5
‘…the shrill nature of the quest eventually leads to fatigue rather than intensity…’ Go to Full Review
Kat Halstead Common Sense Media 09/26/2023
3/5
It's a little long at nearly two hours and gets tangled up in its own philosophical musings at times. Go to Full Review
Cody Dericks Next Best Picture 07/05/2022
5/10
“Marionette” takes quite a long time to do anything ingenious, but once it gets there, I was impressed with the unexpected turns the story took. If horror cliches make you feel safe and comforted, it’s worth your time. Go to Full Review
Nathaniel Muir AIPT 01/20/2022
A refreshing addition to the "creepy kid" sub-genre. Atmospheric with high tension, the movie is not just content with jump scares and shadowy figures. Go to Full Review
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Alain E @AlainE 2d This is an excellent film if you want to be immersed in a universe with many different levels of parallel realities. The story is solidly built and is served by excellent color cinematography. Who is the Marionette is open for debate. On Prime. See more Ricardo d @RT43154676 12/06/2024 Se o filme tivesse terminado 30 minutos antes, seria um bom filme, mas esse adicional foi um grande baseado maluco que destruiu todas as regras criadas anteriormente pela narrativa e me faz pensar o quanto uma criança de 10 anos é inteligente e criativa para resolver seus próprios problemas. See more Hugo S @Hugo_Shudder 03/09/2023 A child psychiatrist moves to Scotland after her husband's death, hoping to start a new life. Manny, one of the new patients, is able to foresee and control her future. All subsequent events always result in pain and death. "Marionette" approaches the evil child subgenre with great performances. However, the final act implodes the plot with an awkward twist immersed in philosophical riddles. It could have been a great movie if it had taken a different direction. See more Rebekah P @RT61464890 08/15/2022 At first, I enjoyed this movie. It intrigued me. It teased me with Schrodinger's cat motifs and quasi-religious ponderings. It teased me with anti-theistic vindictive deity themes. And then it became a maudlin, pseudo-intellectual exercise in shallow reflections on free will, stories, and multiverses that absolutely 100% craps the bed. If you want a sacharine tale involving dead husbands and adorable, orphaned little moppets, this is your movie. The end just...ugh. So hokey. See more 02/27/2022 A really good film that kept me interested and intrigued on many levels. Highly recommend. See more 02/25/2022 Had a good thing going til the final 3rd. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Hoping for a fresh start, a child psychiatrist moves to Scotland after losing her husband in a tragic accident. She soon begins treating a mysterious 10-year-old boy whose horrific drawings seem to predict the future.
Director
Elbert van Strien
Producer
Burny Bos, Claudia Brandt
Screenwriter
Ben Hopkins, Elbert van Strien, Ben Hopkins, Elbert van Strien
Production Co
Black Camel Pictures, BosBros
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 3, 2021
Runtime
1h 52m