After a massacre, Sheriff Burke delivers an unidentified body to Tommy Tilden and Austin Tilden. As they perform an autopsy, impossible discoveries emerge. Each new finding deepens a mystery that threatens their survival.
- Daniel GustavssonOctober 12, 2024Super suspenseful and intriguing. Love it.
- jimlpattersonSeptember 29, 2026Misses the mark more than it hits. I feel 10-15 minutes more runtime to explore the main idea would have helped as the conclusion felt rushed.
- stuart7453September 24, 2026Actually frightening
- Allie TranMarch 3, 2025Now I’m terrified of bells thanks
- rg9400July 8, 2026I am going through the Science of Scare list which ranks horror movies based on viewer heart rates and heart rate variance. The Autopsy of Jane Doe holds an admirable rank of 19 on the 2025 list. First off, why did no one tell me this movie starred Logan Roy? It instantly feels like a more creative premise than a lot of the recent horror movies I've been watching, driven by a central mystery of a strange death and a procedural-esque approach to uncover the secrets via an autopsy. I'm sure this alienated some horror fans, but I found it enthralling, where almost the entirety of the first half is just the dialogue between father and son coroners as they try and understand the weird biological phenomena present within this corpse. I would not say it is exactly scary, but it can be unsettling and eerie as they dig further and further into what could have caused her death. The movie feels almost Hitchcockian in its limited setting and very limited cast, driven by dialogue and the Checkov Gun trope of the camera hovering over objects that you know will become relevant later on. Brian Cox is always a delight, and although I did not think Emile Hirsch's acting was notable, his character and that father-son dynamic was engaging and made me actually interested in the characters, something a lot of horror movies struggle to do. Their whole interplay centered around their role in trying to find motives felt like a distinctive theme that would become relevant for the conclusion. Unfortunately, I think where this movie struggles is actually the horror elements. Once the horror starts kicking in, it becomes really chaotic, and not in a good way. I found it disorienting more than scary, with one scene where Brian Cox is flailing around in smoke that almost seemed laughable since I couldn't understand what was supposed to be happening. None of the horror moments felt as creative as the premise, and I honestly didn't find any of them remotely scary. I kind of wish the movie stuck to the more slow-burn approach that was more disturbing than downright jump-scarey. It also kind of makes the mystery end up feeling flatter than it should have been. I don't think the answer is necessarily boring, but it feels more driven by delivering supernatural style horror instead of the more human psychological horror that the movie's first half sets up. I'm actually surprised it did so well in this Scare Metric because I didn't find the jump scares to be particularly effective, but maybe that speaks to the effectiveness of the tension driven by the medical drama at the center of this story. Overall, this is a unique horror movie with an engaging premise that is strongest when it isn't trying to be a horror movie.
- CravanThePugilistNovember 3, 2025Outstanding horror, of a quite rare, very subtle bent... the two leads are superb, the dread in the direction/cinematography is superb, everything about it came as a big surprise to me the first time I saw this. They just don't make many films so unafraid to so perfectly slowburn like that.
- maryvasilakakosApril 30, 2026A truly scary horror movie crossing over into the mystery and thriller genres. Goes a little off plotwise in the last act, but the atmospherics are top notch throughout. I love immersive mood cinema, where the visuals and editing create the "story". Literal linear plots are not powerful cinema necessarily. The themes of what is life and what is death are handled brilliantly through the autopsy process as the core metaphor. Really effective body horror imagery here. The notion of death being more powerful than life is a fascinating theme and it's literally borne out in the plot. Fantastic acting by Brian and Emile. Every terrifying thought and feeling subtly conveyed by body language and facial expression. Great editing. Not a single superfluous frame, you watch riveted by what's unfolding on the screen. But the atmospherics win the day. Eminently rewatchable. Brilliant little gem.
- CoougeMarch 7, 2026Witchcraft mumbo jumbo
- RazorbitzNovember 29, 2025A very okay horror film that I remember liking more than I did on the rewatch. What I appreciate the most about it is that it doesn't waste your time and there is fun to be had, but just didn't grab me in the same way it did when I saw it as a teen. Great concept and worth a watch if you haven't seen it already.
- stolteclanOctober 16, 2025Absolutely intense!!!
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe was released on December 21, 2016.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe was directed by André Øvredal.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe has a runtime of 86m.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe was produced by Ben Pugh, Fred Berger, Rory Aitken, Eric Garcia.
After a massacre, Sheriff Burke delivers an unidentified body to Tommy Tilden and Austin Tilden. As they perform an autopsy, impossible discoveries emerge. Each new finding deepens a mystery that threatens their survival.
The key characters in The Autopsy of Jane Doe are Austin Tilden (Emile Hirsch), Tommy Tilden (Brian Cox), Emma (Ophelia Lovibond).
The Autopsy of Jane Doe is rated R.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe is a Horror, Mystery, Thriller film.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe has an audience rating of 7.2 out of 10.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe had a budget of $4M.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe has made $6.2M at the box office.