67% Critic Match

Living Dolls

6.7 / 10• 1980• 9m•NR• English

HorrorTV Movie

Storyline

Melvin, a henpecked worker in a bridal shop, retreats to a storage room filled with mannequins, where he vents his frustration.

Park Dougherty

Melvin

Lead

Judith Vane

His Boss / Woman's Voice

Rhett Halverson

Woman in Store

Patsy Hicken

Woman in Store / Woman's Voice

Fay King

Woman in Store / Woman's Voice

Eleanor Gaver

Bride in Waiting

Claudia Haig

Bride in Waiting

Sharon Lamport

Bride in Waiting

4.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Todd Coleman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

3.0

“Every frame feels alive. Living Dolls is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker