Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly (1996)

  • 26% of critics liked it
    (42 reviews)

  • 40% of users liked it
    (20,445 ratings)

Based on the novel by Valerie Martin, this gothic suspense story offers a fresh perspective on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic horror tale Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by presenting the material from a different viewpoint -- that of Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts), an Irish servant girl who has come to… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Christopher Hampton
Genres
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Feb 23, 1996 Wide
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle

    The film is too mannered, too stuffy.

  • Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

    Sluggish and interminable, Mary Reilly makes good on little of its potential to be disturbing and none of its chance to be emotionally involving.

  • Susan Stark, Detroit News

    Unfortunately, your response to the bizarre story of terror and lust that dare not speak their name is pretty well limited to Roberts' response -- which is, in turn, limited by her technique.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    Mary Reilly works as Gothic melodrama because it understands the genre so well.

  • Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle

    Director Frears seems more interested in the atmosphere than the narrative.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Universal D


    instead of the usual first person perspective of stevenson's jekyll/hyde saga, herein the action is viewed from the eyes of a possibly abused country servant girl, well played by julia roberts (the absolute best i've ever seen her). moody atmospherics and a paced timing -… More

  • Dean M


    Murky, mushy, glacially slow, and devoid of suspense, with one-note performances from the stars. Julia Roberts, unable to deploy her trademark smile, cowers like a scared rabbit, while John Malkovich inexplicably plays Jekyll and Hyde as looking and sounding almost exactly alike.

  • Film C


    its watchable but not a great version of the story of jekly and hdye. Its acted well by both Roberts and Malkovich and its watchable and has funny scenes and it does keep you guessing for a while but theres not much to the storyline!

  • Ginny  


    This movie captures my heart. Anyway, besides me, I think Julia Roberts played it all so well, even though Malkovich stole the spotlight all throughout the movie, I have to say this has to be one of the most best played roles Roberts has done in her career (despite what the critiques… More

  • _kelly .


    tense and engaging, but more drama than scares

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