Case 39

2009 109 min ★ 6.3 Horror, Mystery, Thriller

In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the child, and so Emily assumes custody of Lilith while she looks for a foster family. However, Emily soon finds that dark forces surround the seemingly innocent girl, and the more she tries to protect Lilith, the more horrors she encounters.

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Cast

Renée Zellweger

Emily Jenkins

Jodelle Ferland

Lillith Sullivan

Ian McShane

Detective Mike Barron

Bradley Cooper

Douglas J. Ames

Adrian Lester

Wayne

Kerry O'Malley

Margaret Sullivan

Callum Keith Rennie

Edward Sullivan

Cynthia Stevenson

Nancy

Alexander Conti

Diego

Philip Cabrita

Javier

Details

Director

Christian Alvart

Tagline

"Some cases should never be opened."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$27,000,000

Revenue

$29,000,000

Production

Paramount Vantage, Misher Films, Anonymous Content, Case 39 Productions, Paramount Pictures

Reviews

J

John Chard

July 3, 2014

★ 6/10

Keep Away From Children. Case 39 is directed by Christian Alvart and written by Ray Wright. It stars Renee Zellwegger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane and Bradley Cooper. Music is by Michl Britsch and cinematography by Hagen Bodanski. Another in the long line of demonic/psycho children films, Case 39 sat on the shelf for a few years before finally seeing the light of day around 2009. Met with a...

R

Reno

November 4, 2016

★ 7/10

**Just do your job! Don't think above that like you can be a saviour!** It looked like some kind of thriller, that's what anybody would say if they read the title correctly. The story was suspense, well developed to keep that for a very long time. Though it had no major twist, just a revelation like clarifying our doubts. Because most of the storyline seems alike 'Orphan', the film that came ju...