The Rule of Jenny Pen fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and scary
Moving
Some cringe comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, everyday modern life, and crime
Standout direction and performances
Standout cinematography, score, and sound design
Nerve-racking and scary
The Rule of Jenny Pen is nerve-racking, scary, and violent.
Moving
Emotionally, it's moving.
Some cringe comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some cringe comedy.
The mind, everyday modern life, and crime
Its world is built around the mind, everyday modern life, and crime.
Standout direction and performances
The direction and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and sound design stand out.
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The Rule of Jenny Pen is included with a subscription to Hulu, Philo, AMC+, and Shudder in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 6.1, Rotten Tomatoes 72%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and strong language.
1 h 44 min
The Rule of Jenny Pen runs 1 h 44 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Rule of Jenny Pen higher (69) than audiences (59). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in New Zealand.
+26GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Rule of Jenny Pen in 40 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 16 storytelling tropes for The Rule of Jenny Pen, including Beard of Evil, Bleak Abyss Retirement Home, The Bully.
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