Longlegs

Watch: Longlegs

7/12/20241h 41m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Say your prayers. ~

Overview:

FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.

Director:

Osgood Perkins

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$10,000,000.00

Revenue:

$127,961,936.00

Key words:

homicide
fbi
religion and supernatural
haunting
satanism
barn
satanist
code
oregon, usa
flashback
murder
serial killer
religion
female protagonist
corpse
series of murders
violent death
killing spree
catholic
death
death in family
occult
macabre
satanic cult
clairvoyant
crime spree
rookie
crime investigation
manic
sadistic psychopath
unsettling
disturbed
scary doll
accomplice
1990s
dread
creepy doll
psychological terror
singing in a car
haunted doll
homicide investigation
supernatural horror
female investigator
police procedural
children in danger
criminal plot
psychological horror
horrific crime
suspenseful
intense
horrified

Cast

Maika Monroe

~ as ~

Agent Lee Harker

Nicolas Cage

~ as ~

Longlegs

Blair Underwood

~ as ~

Agent Carter

Alicia Witt

~ as ~

Ruth Harker

Michelle Choi-Lee

~ as ~

Agent Browning

Dakota Daulby

~ as ~

Agent Fisk

Lauren Acala

~ as ~

Young Lee Harker

Kiernan Shipka

~ as ~

Carrie Anne Camera

Maïla Hosie

~ as ~

Young Carrie Anne Camera

Jason William Day

~ as ~

Father Camera

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Reviews (8)

r96sk
Written 11 month(s) ago
7
Certainly unsettling! 'Longlegs' is solid horror fare.

Nicolas Cage's Cobble is extremely creepy, that one scene in the car unnerved me and then some. I will say that the more we see of his character the less creeped out I was, though credit to Cage & Co. for having that effect! Maika Monroe puts in a very good showing as Lee, I have zero issues with her performance - she nails it. Alicia Witt merits praise as well.

The pacing could've been better, it felt a little longer than its 101 minute run time, but other than that I'd kinda this a success. I had a fun time watching it all unfold, Monroe and the character of Cobble are the main reasons for that.
CinemaSerf
Written 11 month(s) ago
7
There's a fair amount of screen time given to Bill Clinton in this thriller. Luckily, there are no cigars to be seen as his Presidential visage looks down on FBI agent "Carter" (Blair Underwood). He's in charge of an investigation looking into the slaughter of entire families in their homes. There's no evidence of any third party anywhere, with the father invariably found having killed himself after slaughtering just about everyone else. Thing is, fellow agent "Harker" (Maika Monroe) thinks that there's way more to it than that. She's got a sort of sixth sense when it comes to these things and soon she and "Carter" are on the trail of the eponymous character (the sparingly used but effective Nicolas Cage) who may - or may not - be the source of some cryptic messages left near the site of each atrocity. Central to her theories are some eerily looking dolls. There are child size, perfectly made with porcelain and contain mysterious aluminium spheres. What's the purpose of them? It turns out that "Harker" might be able to elicit some answers from her mother "Ruth" (Alicia Witt). She's not quite the full shilling but as the detective recalls an encounter with a stranger many years earlier, we begin to wonder if mum might be more involved... It's quirky this story with elements that make sense and others that dart about making it almost impossible to figure out who's doing what to whom nor, more importantly, why? The rather brutal denouement does let it down. It's rushed and serves to fill in years worth of intrigue with five minutes of dialogue - indeed, I couldn't help but wonder if a sequel was in the offing as the story wrapped all too abruptly. Monroe delivers well here, as does photographer Andres Arochi who helps create an almost claustrophobic atmosphere to add quite a bit of tension to the plot. It's not especially scary, but it takes a different approach to creating horror for the mind rather thanks the eyes - and it works quite well.
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Chandler Danier
Written 10 month(s) ago
7
I had fun. It's fun.

Hail Satan! Any Satan movie is pretty high on my list. Was a super cool Satan kid in high school. All Anton LaVey book reports and stuff.

It's a fine Satan movie.
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Sejian
Written 10 month(s) ago
8
I was really hoping this would make up for the wasted potential of Oddity (2024), and it certainly did.

Longlegs (2024) mixes elements of paranormal pseudoscience with the "Devil made me do it" Satanic panic to deliver a satisfying slow burn thriller where the Devil is actually making them do it.

Nicholas Cage delivers a damn good performance as the titular Longlegs and it's nice to see Kiernan Shipka in yet another "psycho" role after The Blackcoat's Daughter (2017).

MaXXXine (2024) is next on my list. Please don't disappoint.

♪ Let me in now and it can be nice! Make me go now and I'll have to come back, not once, not twice, but as many times as I like!

SPOILERS BELOW!

Y'know, if Ruth had just shot this !@#$er, we could've avoided a lot of bloodshed.

Also, kids, don't be Agent Browning. It's important to be aware of your surroundings. This scene is probably the worst offender in this movie.

Also, also, blink and you'll miss it, but the Devil does a peekaboo off in the distance when Lee turns to investigate the first gunshot.
Dean
Written 10 month(s) ago
7
Nicolas Cage proves again with this movie that he can play any role without problems. He's such a talented actor... He's nailing his role in this movie. Movie itself is strange and interesting. And if you're one of those people who likes strange horror movies, you will like this movie. I personally enjoyed it.

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