The Rule of Jenny Pen

I feel sorry for you, judge. You got a raw deal. It'll get worse and worse till you can't speak, or even lift a finger...

– Dave Crealey (John Lithgow) taunts the afflicted Stefan Mortensen (Geoffrey Rush)

The world breaks everyone, and afterward many are strong in the broken places.

– Stefan Mortensen (Geoffrey Rush) reflects on the cruelty of time and ageing

Communism always has the greatest attraction for those with the least.

– Former Judge Stefan Mortensen (Geoffrey Rush) makes a political point

We don't stop playing because we get old; we get old because we stop playing.

– Dave Crealey (John Lithgow) offers a philosophy about ageing

I watched one of the best movies I’ve seen this year. It’s called The Rule of Jenny Pen and I urge you to watch it...

– Legendary author Stephen King praises thriller The Rule of Jenny Pen on X

The response from audiences and festivals around the world has been incredibly rewarding, but it’s Aotearoa audiences that I’m truly excited to be finally sharing the film with. I hope it gets under their skin

– Director James Ashcroft on the international reaction to his thriller The Rule of Jenny Pen, The Post, 5 December 2024

... [an] all-too-rare horror thriller that treats aging with all the dignity it deserves without ignoring the abject, all too relatable terror of losing yourself to the relentless march of time. . . . Jenny Pen has enough thematic resonance and genuine pathos to stand head and shoulders above any other elderly-focused horror effort.

– Reviewer Rocco T Thompson, on website Daily Dead, 29 September 2024