Lyle

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Lyle

2014

1h 5m

Drama

Horror

LGBTQ+

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Leah's grief over her toddler's death turns into paranoia when she begins to suspect her neighbors are part of a satanic cult.

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Kristin Russo

Autostraddle

May 29, 2020

What we get as the audience is a story told exactly as its creator intended, with a powerful complexity that lasts far past the initial hour of viewing.

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Sheri Linden

The Hollywood Reporter

Aug 25, 2015

With a gripping performance by Gaby Hoffmann... the first feature by its writer-director is a winningly unsettling genre exercise whose style and polish belie the constraints of its microbudgeted five-day shoot.

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Feb 13, 2024

Gaby Hoffmann gives a tremendously emotional performance.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Dec 29, 2020

3.5/5

Stewart Thorndike emerges as a director to watch with this unsettling, queered up version of Rosemary's Baby.

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

Apr 12, 2020

4.5/5

It tackles difficult subjects, subjects few dare to cover and even fewer manage to bring forth the anguish, torture, guilt, sadness, inner turmoil, etc of a grieving mother.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Aug 30, 2019

2.5/5

What could easily have spiraled into a campy marathon instead gains a remarkable semblance of engagement from its poker faced resoluteness and a committed central performance from Gaby Hoffman.

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Mar 23, 2026

Firstly, it was a rip-off of "Rosemary's Baby." Secondly, I didn't find the characters likeable. the ending was only so-so. I would recommend that you don't waste your time viewing this movie. Watch "Rosemary's Baby" instead.

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Oct 25, 2021

Bizarre, effective, powerful flick. And only 1 hour long.

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May 21, 2021

Fine. Just Rosemary's Baby but in the 2010s basically.

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Jun 29, 2020

Just a flat out terrible movie with terrible writing and acting. How did this receive a 100?????

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Oct 18, 2019

Modern version of Rosemary's baby...not quite as complex and sophisticated but still good.

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Jul 25, 2019

One of those movies that keeps you entertained and questing and then just cuts out just before a proper ending. Some great movies have no real ending but this was not one of them.

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Synopsis

Leah's grief over her toddler's death turns into paranoia when she begins to suspect her neighbors are part of a satanic cult.

Director: Stewart Thorndike
Producer: Alex Scharfman
Screenwriter: Stewart Thorndike
Production Co: Tacoma Films
Genre: Drama, Horror, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 5m

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