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6.3In 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.
Cast
- Renée Zellweger as Emily Jenkins
- Jodelle Ferland as Lillith Sullivan
- Ian McShane as Detective Mike Barron
- Bradley Cooper as Douglas J. Ames
- Adrian Lester as Wayne
- Kerry O'Malley as Margaret Sullivan
Themes
- child abuse
- social worker
- detective
- office
- supernatural
- murder
- mental institution
- cityscape
- drawn
- falling elevator
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Ratings
IMDb
6.2/10
98,849 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
22%
Metacritic
25/100
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Christian Alvart
- Written by
- Ray Wright
- Produced by
- Lisa Bruce, Steve Golin , Alix Madigan, Kevin Misher
- Starring
- Renée Zellweger Jodelle Ferland Ian McShane Bradley Cooper
- Cinematography
- Hagen Bogdanski
- Edited by
- Mark Goldblatt
- Music by
- Michl Britsch
- Production companies
- Paramount Vantage , Misher Films , Anonymous Content
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release dates
- August 13, 2009 ( 2009-08-13 ) (New Zealand) November 5, 2009 ( 2009-11-05 ) (Australia) October 1, 2010 ( 2010-10-01 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 109 minutes
- Countries
- United States Canada
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $26 million
- Box office
- $28.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 508975
Show 3 more facts
- publication date
- 2010-03-11
- title
- Case 39
- review score
- 22%
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Case 39 is a 2009 supernatural horror film directed by Christian Alvart and written by Ray Wright. It stars Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Bradley Cooper, and Ian McShane. The film revolves around a social worker who attempts to protect a little girl from her violent parents but finds that things are more dangerous than she had expected.
Case 39 was previously released in New Zealand on August 13, 2009, and in Australia on November 5, before being theatrically released in the United States on October 1, 2010, by Paramount Pictures. The film was panned by critics, and underperformed at the box office, grossing $28.2 million against its budget of $26 million.