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70% Critic Match
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
“Ask her no questions, she'll tell you no lies. Ask her too many and somebody dies.”
7.0 / 10• 1976• 1h 31m•PG• English
DramaMysteryThriller
Storyline
13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with a neighbor Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.
Cast & Crew
Jodie Foster
Rynn Jacobs
Lead
Martin Sheen
Frank Hallet
Alexis Smith
Mrs. Cora Hallet
Mort Shuman
Officer Ron Miglioriti
Scott Jacoby
Mario Podesta
Dorothy Davis
Town Hall Clerk
CG
Clesson Goodhue
Bank Manager
Hubert Noël
Bank Clerk
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nicolas Gessner's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
