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Lizzie

The legend of Lizzie Borden

6.2(310)20181h 46m4

Massachusetts, 1892. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$844.8K
Language
English
  • abusive father
  • biography
  • last will and testament
  • axe murder
  • housemaid
  • lizzie borden
  • murder trial
  • 19th century
  • father daughter relationship

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Behind the camera

Writers

Bryce Kass

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival19 Jan 2018
    • Theatrical (limited)R14 Sept 2018
    • Digital / OTT4 Dec 2018
    • Physical11 Dec 2018
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1814 Dec 2018
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA15+13 Dec 2018
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical18A28 Sept 2018
    • Theatrical18A5 Oct 2018
    • Digital / OTTVoD11 Dec 2018
    • Physical18ADVD / BD11 Dec 2018
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical29 Dec 2018
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical27 Dec 2018
  • ChileCL

    • Theatrical13 Dec 2018
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical13 Dec 2018
  • FranceFR

    • Physical5 Feb 2020
  • GermanyDE

    • Digital / OTT16VoD11 Dec 2018
    • Physical16DVD / BD11 Dec 2018
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT1614 Dec 2018
  • JapanJP

    • Digital / OTTR18+13 Jul 2019

Frequently asked questions

Lizzie was released on 14 September 2018.

Audience reviews

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    Stephen Campbell

    7/5/2019

    6/10

    **_Could do with a bit more vitality, but the acting is superb_** _I knew there was an old axe down cellar; that is all I knew._ - Stefani Koorey quoting Lizzie Borden; _The Preliminary Hearing in the Lizzie Borden Case_ (2005) Written by Bryce Kass, and directed by Craig William Macneill, _Lizzie_ is based on the _cause célèbre_ of Lizzie Borden (not to be confused with director Lizzie Borden, or extreme po…

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    CinemaSerf

    4/28/2022

    5/10

    Chloë Sevigny is unremarkable here, as the eponymous daughter in the rather oppressive Borden household. When they hire a new maid "Bridget" (Kristen Stewart), the two become friends and as the plot thickens, the renowned story of her axe-wielding and it's aftermath is presented to us. Stewart always comes across for me as a sterile actress; it doesn't matter what part she plays, she always looks completely dead behi…

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    Felicity

    10/13/2024

    8/10

    It's a re-imagined re-telling of an old whodunit. It's a decent movie if taken on its own merits. Every movie about historical events needn't be 100 percent factual. Creative license allows for historical accuracy to be bent or even broken. Kinda like with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Were salient details about our 16th president's life left out of the history books? We know Borden and his wife were …

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