The Mannequin

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The Mannequin

2025

1h 25m

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Liana Rojas, a creatively starved stylist assistant, discovers that the historical downtown Los Angeles factory building where her fashion designer sister mysteriously died is haunted by a serial killer posing as a headshot photographer for film studios who brutally murdered and dismembered his victims half a century earlier. This knowledge forces Liana and her friends to find a way to free themselves from the curse and escape the sinister ghost before they lose their own body parts. From the glorious black-and-white prologue to the grisly exorcism finale, director John Berardo's chiller is dressed to kill.

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Jeffrey Lyles

Lyles' Movie Files

1d

3/10

With some significant tweaks to the script, the film could have been so much stronger, but as is, The Mannequin feels like a very hollow horror experience.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Dec 30

[The Mannequin] demonstrates a confident understanding of how sound, space, and restraint can elevate familiar genre elements as [Jon] Berardo proves himself a director attentive to craft and cohesion.

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Ezequiel Boetti

EscribiendoCine

Dec 29

6/10

In its first half, The Mannequin unfolds in a restrained manner, relying more on suggestion than explicit depiction. [Full review in Spanish]

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Edward Douglas

The Weekend Warrior (Substack)

Dec 29

4/10

Ends up being a mélange of bad ideas that never fully deliver.

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

Dec 8

B-

It’s clear what Berardo is trying to do with The Mannequin. Sometimes he achieves it, but sometimes the execution doesn’t fulfill the ambitions of the concepts.

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Oct 19

While all the pieces may not fit perfectly, writer and director John Berardo’s sophomore feature, “The Mannequin” (2025), still comes together nicely.

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@TheRake 1d

A serviceable creepy offering with a visually stunning intro scene that should have been the premise of the whole movie.

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Sydney E

Nov 7

A smart indie horror with a unique take on possession and horror. Berardo captures the intimacy of female friendships with class and blood-soaked scares. A great Halloween watch.

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Jack C

Nov 7

Creepy, clever, and surprisingly good! The Mannequin is one of those indie horror films that reminds you why you love discovering new voices in the genre. Isabella Gomez delivers a captivating performance as does the rest of the outstanding cast while writer/director John Berardo delivers a clever and entertaining story. The Mannequin is incredible — stylish, moody, and full of tension.

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Sammie P

Oct 31

Fun thrilling and fill of great moments of action but also stillness.

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Luna F

Oct 31

If you like a fun horror flick with heart, I highly recommend "The Mannequin." While it's not reinventing the wheel, it's definitely worth the 85 minutes with great performances from Gomez and LaVanchy.

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Miles Q

Oct 31

The Mannequin turns a simple haunted-building premise into a taut, stylish nightmare. What makes it stand out is its visual control and psychological edge, balancing horror with a strange, hypnotic beauty. It’s a sharp, unsettling descent into fear, image, and stillness.

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Liana Rojas, a creatively starved stylist assistant, discovers that the historical downtown Los Angeles factory building where her fashion designer sister mysteriously died is haunted by a serial killer posing as a headshot photographer for film studios who brutally murdered and dismembered his victims half a century earlier. This knowledge forces Liana and her friends to find a way to free themselves from the curse and escape the sinister ghost before they lose their own body parts. From the glorious black-and-white prologue to the grisly exorcism finale, director John Berardo's chiller is dressed to kill.

Director: John Berardo
Producer: Maxwell Hamilton, Ashley Nicole Rosenberg, Johnson Lee, Sanjay Belani, John Berardo, Carly Sturgeon
Screenwriter: John Berardo
Distributor: Jackrabbit Media
Genre: Horror, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 14, 2025
Runtime: 1h 25m

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