The Autopsy of Jane Doe

Name: The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Genre: Horror
Released: December 21, 2016
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 65

2016

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IFC Films | Release Date: December 21, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: It’s just another night at the morgue for a father (Brian Cox) and son (Emile Hirsch) team of coroners, until an unidentified, highly unusual corpse comes in. Discovered buried in the basement of the home of a brutally murdered family, the young Jane Doe—eerily well preserved and with no visible signs of trauma—is shrouded in mystery. AsIt’s just another night at the morgue for a father (Brian Cox) and son (Emile Hirsch) team of coroners, until an unidentified, highly unusual corpse comes in. Discovered buried in the basement of the home of a brutally murdered family, the young Jane Doe—eerily well preserved and with no visible signs of trauma—is shrouded in mystery. As they work into the night to piece together the cause of her death, the two men begin to uncover the disturbing secrets of her life. Soon, a series of terrifying events make it clear: this Jane Doe may not be dead. [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: André Øvredal

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 86 min

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Neil Smith

Apr 9, 2017

André Øvredal (Troll Hunter) ruthlessly ratchets the tension – with no little assistance from Olwen Kelly, conveying menace without moving a muscle. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Dec 20, 2016

Gruesome without being gory, The Autopsy of Jane Doe achieves real scares with a minimum of special effects. Read full review

Katie Rife

Dec 19, 2016

Cox and Hirsch are both accomplished actors with an easy, believable chemistry, and Cox in particular has the gravitas to really sell some of the more grotesque plot twists. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Sep 26, 2016

While “Autopsy” lives up to its title, providing plenty of grisly medical gore, the forensics induce less squirming than the exacting yet playful way Ovredal keeps making us anticipate more unnatural acts as the Tildens realize something is seriously amiss. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Jan 11, 2017

Essentially a chamber piece for Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch (and Olwen Kelly, who plays the lifeless Jane Doe), the film benefits from the actors’ skills and their believable father/son rapport. Read full review

Keith Watson

Dec 16, 2016

This is cinema’s most comprehensive look at the gruesome business of necropsy since Stan Brakhage's The Act of Seeing with One’s Own Eyes. Read full review

The Playlist Kevin Jagernauth

Sep 26, 2016

‘Jane Doe’ never aspires beyond the ordinary, and more crucially even fails to meet that modest standard. Lifeless and lackluster, ‘Jane Doe’ never draws blood. Read full review

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Panchogul

Apr 27, 2020

The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

Sinopsis: Dos forenses, padre e hijo, investigan la muerte de una hermosa joven sobre la que nadie sabe nada. A medida que descubren más información, más se adentran en una telaraña de indicios y hechos extraños y desconcertantes. Opinión: No tenía idea deThe Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

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Dos forenses, padre e hijo, investigan la muerte de una hermosa joven sobre la que nadie sabe nada. A medida que descubren más información, más se adentran en una telaraña de indicios y hechos extraños y desconcertantes.

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No tenía idea de esta película hasta que me la topé en un video top 10 de YouTube y fue una muy grata sorpresa, a simple vista da la impresión de ser una película al estilo Cadáver del 2019 pero lo único que comparten en común es que ambas se desarrollan en una morgue, aquí todo se basa en una autopsia que se por si empieza muy fuera de lo común al ver las anomalías de la mujer muerta con cara de maniquí, hasta que de a poco el thriller empieza a hacer acto de presencia solo para que al final corra el dicho de que la explicación mas simple casi siempre es la correcta, pero eso no lo veía venir claro está.

La trama es buena, pero su desarrollo y planteamiento es aún mejor por mas sencillo que parezca, las actuaciones son sólidas y creíbles, contiene uno que otro jumpscare, pero esta película es mas suspenso que terror, la verdad esperaba algo genérico y predecible, pero pese a la premisa sencilla, me atrapó desde el primer momento, muy buena … Expand

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KayVen17

Aug 11, 2019

Ein sehr intensiver Horrorfilm, den ich aufjedenfall weiterempfehlen kann. Man spürt dauerhaft eine Anspannung beim schauen.

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smodcast

May 20, 2017

No spoilers here, this came completely from left field. If you are a horror/suspense fan, you owe yourself this. For better viewing, skip the trailers and reviews and just get it. It works best when you're devoid of the premise.

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imthenoob

Jan 9, 2019

I wouldn't really say it's a horror movie but it certainly was intriguing and kept my interest until the very end. I do think that the final act is where the movie kind of falls apart and the ending wasn't as good as it could have been. Still, That didn't stop me from enjoying it and I'dI wouldn't really say it's a horror movie but it certainly was intriguing and kept my interest until the very end. I do think that the final act is where the movie kind of falls apart and the ending wasn't as good as it could have been. Still, That didn't stop me from enjoying it and I'd certainly recommend it.… Expand

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dunnyone

Jan 11, 2017

A real head-scratcher as to what I shall award this. Whilst I enjoyed the gore, the middle of the film sucks (becomes a silly generic horror with retarded jump scares), but the beginning and ending are top-notch. So I'd say, a solid 6. Yes. A 6/10.

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marcmyworks

Jan 29, 2017

Though this film did have a lot of promise and originality it didn't speak to me as much as some viewers. The autopsy itself, the film was really not that interesting and became quite predictable towards the end. I was hoping for more given the critical hype.

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Broyax

Aug 12, 2018

Petit film horrifique mais plus bizarre et désordonné, plus surnaturel et tordu que vraiment horrifique... Evidemment, ça se passe entièrement dans une morgue avec des macabés qui jouent des clochettes et dont l'une (une très jolie fille, la dite "Jane Doe", le nom que l'on donne auxPetit film horrifique mais plus bizarre et désordonné, plus surnaturel et tordu que vraiment horrifique... Evidemment, ça se passe entièrement dans une morgue avec des macabés qui jouent des clochettes et dont l'une (une très jolie fille, la dite "Jane Doe", le nom que l'on donne aux inconnues) fait de la résistance paranormale à son autopsie.

Ce bon vieux Brian et le jeune Emile sont très bien mais n'arrivent pas à sortir le film de son marasme d'incohérences superstitieuses, lesquelles se noient à la fin dans un dénouement totalement nul à chier, quel que soit le bout par lequel on daignerait les prendre, y compris avec les pincettes de l'extrême indulgence.

Grosse déception donc, car la mise en scène est tout-à-fait présentable mais avec un scénario aussi indigent, aussi bâclé, on ne pouvait s'attendre à autre chose. Comme disait mon trisaieul (un sage parmi les sages), "avec de la merde, on ne peut faire que de la merde".… Expand

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