The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
Every body has a secret.
Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to examine the "Jane Doe," they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying secrets.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 21 December 2016 |
| Genre | Horror, Mystery |
| Director | André Øvredal |
| Starring | Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox and Ophelia Lovibond |
| Runtime | 86 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 86% · Metacritic 65/100 · TMDB users 6.8/10 |
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What kind of watch this is
André Øvredal directs this 86-minute horror mystery, a genre blend that feels less like a jump scare machine and more like a slow, cold forensic puzzle. The film is a locked-room thriller where the room is a morgue and the door is locked from the inside. It trades gore for dread, letting the autopsy procedure itself become the source of tension. You watch a father and son dissect a body, only to realize the body is dissecting their sanity. It is a tight, atmospheric piece of work, best enjoyed in the dark with the lights off, because the shadows in that autopsy suite have a way of looking back.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes reports 86% positive reviews from 110 critics, with an average rating of 7/10 as of October 2021. Metacritic assigns a weighted average of 65/100 based on 20 critics, signaling generally favorable reviews. Dennis Harvey of Variety called it a "taut, yet often slyly funny scarefest," though he found the climax unfulfilling. Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter dismissed it as an "unsatisfactory compromise" between art-house and exploitation cinema.
How it did with audiences
The box office records are empty. That is a mystery in itself, and one this film would probably prefer to keep sealed in a metal container. It scores 6.8 on TMDB, a user rating that suggests people found it decent but not life-changing. For a movie that relies on the slow, meticulous opening of a body, that number feels right. It is the score of a puzzle that works, if you are patient.
What came next for the cast
Brian Cox moved from Zodiac to Succession. Emile Hirsch shifted from Into the Wild to Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Ophelia Lovibond went from Guardians of the Galaxy to Here. The films do not prove the movie caused the pivot. They just mark the spot where the path bent.
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Sources
- The Autopsy of Jane Doe on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q27458304 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Autopsy of Jane Doe” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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