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The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

1976Movie1 h 31 minPG

DramaMystery
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.5/5Metacritic537.8Rotten Tomatoes93%75%

A gripping, nerve-racking drama movie about mystery and the mind.

Good for friends night · teens · drop-in friendly

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Story

Ask her no questions, she'll tell you no lies. Ask her too many and somebody dies.

13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with a neighbor Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.

Feels like

  • Psychological Thriller
  • Dark Coming-of-Age
  • Small Town Mystery
  • Unsettling Atmosphere
  • Deceptive Appearances
  • Isolated Protagonist
  • Hidden Secrets
  • Moral Ambiguity
  • Intense Suspense

Cast

8 of 8

Crew

Directed by
Nicolas Gessner
Written by
Laird Koenig
Produced by
Zev Braun
Music by
Christian Gaubert

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Facts

December 25, 1976 · 1 h 31 min · PG

Released
December 25, 1976
Runtime
1 h 31 min
Age rating
PG
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Original language
English
Made in
France, Canada
Available in
28 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

Tropes

Properly Paranoid, Pedophilia Is a Special Kind of Evil, Converse with the Unconscious +9

  • Properly Paranoid
  • Pedophilia Is a Special Kind of Evil
  • Converse with the Unconscious
  • Posthumous Character
  • Police Are Useless
  • Literary Allusion Title
  • Adults Are Useless
  • Bad People Abuse Animals
  • Covers Always Lie
  • Secret Relationship
  • Too Clever by Half
  • Villain Protagonist

12 of 60 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane?"

Questions about The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

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Where can I stream The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane?

PrimefuboTVMGM+PhiloThe RokuFawesomeTubi TV

In the United States, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane streams on Prime, fuboTV, MGM+, and Philo, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. It also streams in 9 other countries.

Is The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane worth watching?

72
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 7, Letterboxd 3.5 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 53).

Is The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane okay for kids?

PGViolenceDisturbing imagery

Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.

Will I feel good after watching The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Will The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.

What tropes does The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane use?

Properly ParanoidPedophilia Is a Special Kind of EvilConverse with the UnconsciousPosthumous CharacterPolice Are UselessLiterary Allusion TitleAdults Are UselessBad People Abuse AnimalsCovers Always LieSecret RelationshipToo Clever by HalfVillain Protagonistand 48 more

TV Tropes lists 60 tropes for it, including Properly Paranoid, Pedophilia Is a Special Kind of Evil, and Converse with the Unconscious.