The Ruse

2024Movie⏱️ 1h 40mR

HorrorMysteryThriller

⭐ 5.6

IMDB Rating

2,427 votes

An in-home caregiver fears for her life after being assigned to a mysterious elderly patient in a remote seaside home.

Director

Stevan Mena

Writers

N/A

Stars

Veronica Cartwright, Madelyn Dundon, Michael Steger

Release Date

September 22, 2025

Language

English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Veronica Cartwright

as Olivia

Madelyn Dundon

as Dale

Michael Steger

as Tom

Drew Moerlein

as Ben

👤

Kayleigh Ruller

as Tracy

T.C. Carter

as Jacob

Michael Bakkensen

as Detective Burke

Janet Lopez

as Alice Page

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Nicola Jeanette Silber

as Penny

Heather Drew

as Reporter

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.39:1

Color

Filming Location

Blue Hill, Maine, USA

Production

Mena Films

🏷️ Keywords

supernatural horror

🎯 Categories

Supernatural HorrorHorrorMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Flat and boring

by cprwskr • 2025-12-23

3/10

"Baffled by the positive reviews for this drab film that feels like a low budget "made for TV" afternoon movie. The script is painful but not as achingly bad as the acting. The lengths characters go to to explain what's happening or has happened in the past it should be called "The Exposition". It will while away 90 minutes if you're incredibly bored on a rainy Sunday afternoon but otherwise I'd give it a miss...."