The Ruse

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The Ruse

R

2025

1h 45m

Mystery & Thriller

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An in-home caregiver fears for her life after being assigned to a mysterious elderly patient in a remote seaside home.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Oct 24

79/100

A rather go for broke approach to twist endings makes The Ruse a film you can’t look away from. It does a great job of covering itself and coming back with another round of bamboozlement.

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Film Threat

May 28

7.5/10

The Ruse is an excellent spooky diversion, like a picnic in the graveyard in the great state of Maine.

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

May 24

D

Purports to be a thriller, but that’s a ruse: it’s so ponderously paced and clumsily constructed that it engenders zero suspense or tension.... Any viewer who’s stuck it out [to the end] will be either exhausted, incredulous, or both.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

May 23

2/5

This low-key whodunit has a pretty good mystery at its center, but it also has a listless quality and a distinct lack of urgency that dampen any potential scares or suspense.

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

May 21

A barely serviceable low-rent ghost story that never quite rises above B-grade mediocrity.

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Bill Newcott

The Saturday Evening Post

May 21

2/5

A handsome-looking effort with appealing performances by a cast that seems ready, at any moment, to break the fourth wall and apologize profusely.

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May 22

Not a horror movie. Pretty good crime story. Lots of twists.

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May 22

Great thriller. Had me until the final act, and then it just got weird.

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May 21

Moderately well done "thriller" / whodoneit movie. Good but not great.

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May 18

A very clever thriller mystery. The plot twisted twice. Just when you thought you had it figured out it changed. Good movie.

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May 17

It was definitely a thriller that kept you guessing till the very end. The scenery was gorgeous & the acting was good. I would recommend to anyone who likes suspense & mystery.

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May 16

Was an OK movie with a few plot twists & turns but got a little silly near the end.

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An in-home caregiver fears for her life after being assigned to a mysterious elderly patient in a remote seaside home.

Director: Stevan Mena
Producer: John Caglione Jr., Stevan Mena
Screenwriter: Stevan Mena
Distributor: Seismic Releasing
Production Co: Mena Films
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 16, 2025, Wide
Runtime: 1h 45m

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