The Autopsy of Jane Doe

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The Autopsy of Jane Doe

R

2016

1h 26m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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When father and son coroners investigate the death of a beautiful "Jane Doe," they find increasingly bizarre clues.

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The Autopsy of Jane Doe subverts the gruesome expectations triggered by its title to deliver a smart, suggestively creepy thriller that bolsters director André Ovredal's growing reputation.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Apr 1, 2017

4/5

Fans of the genre will rejoice in the rare sight of a new kind of threat. They will celebrate further at the director's success in satisfactorily exploiting a challenging premise.

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

Mar 31, 2017

4/5

This chilling chamber piece from the Norwegian director Andr Ovredal is an exercise in restrained horror.

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

Mar 30, 2017

2/5

The second half is merely morbid runaround, punctuating its soundtrack crashes with self-justifying footnotes on historical misogyny.

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Apr 26, 2023

In this horror story much closer in spirit to Stephen King's novels than to cheap horror films, Ørvedal makes us feel and live with his revenge nightmare that which others (particularly women) have lived and felt. [Full review in Spanish]

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Apr 5, 2022

2/4

The movies early, slow-burning potential is squandered by its adherence to popular genre tropes, all of which seem underwhelming after the first two-thirds.

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

Jul 2, 2021

It redefines gooseflesh. Hell your scalp will crawl right off of you and into the seat beside you and then demand some of your popcorn, if you let it.

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Jay M

@Molly_Mobes Aug 20, 2026

Watched this late at night with my father — he had to walk away partway through. The father-son coroner duo felt genuinely believable, and their tension echoed a familiar one of our own — he's never understood how I can sit through this genre. One unexplainable body, one night that gets stranger with every organ they open. Restrained where it needs to be, genuinely unnerving where it counts.

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Ian S

@RT48225084 Jul 29, 2026

The intrigue and creepiness of the first half was more interesting than the action of the second half. Good performance from Brian Cox but it's a shame the movie started to tread water after a good start and first 40 minutes. The story was better than the execution. Missed opportunity.

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Nina D

@RT78554256 Jul 12, 2026

they killed stanley :((

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Slim S

@Slimbo Jul 10, 2026

Excellently creepy movie. It starts as a slow burn and picks up.

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Fantazynerd 1

@RT48179632 Jul 4, 2026

That ending was rough

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Jim H

@Melvin_Klopek Jul 3, 2026

Wonderfully smart and dark.

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Synopsis

When father and son coroners investigate the death of a beautiful "Jane Doe," they find increasingly bizarre clues.

Director: André Øvredal
Producer: Rory Aitken, Fred Berger, Eric Garcia, Ben Pugh
Screenwriter: Richard Naing, Ian B. Goldberg
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: 42, Impostor Pictures
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Bloody Horror Violence|Language|Unsettling Grisly Images)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2017
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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