The Limehouse Golem (2016)

In Victorian London, a Scotland Yard inspector hunts down the sadistic killer behind a series of gory, Jack the Ripper-Like murders.

Director:

Juan Carlos Medina

Writers:

Jane Goldman (screenplay), Peter Ackroyd (based on the novel by)

Stars:

Douglas Booth, Olivia Cooke, Sam Reid

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Douglas Booth	...	Dan Leno
Olivia Cooke	...	Lizzie Cree
Sam Reid	...	John Cree
María Valverde	...	Aveline Ortega
Daniel Mays	...	George Flood
Bill Nighy	...	John Kildare
Peter Sullivan	...	Inspector Roberts
Michael Jenn	...	News Reporter
Daniel Cerqueira	...	Evening Post Reporter (as Daniel Cerquiera)
Patrick Durham	...	Elderly Man
Louisa-May Parker	...	Mrs. Gerrard
Adam Brown	...	Mr. Gerrard
Nicholas Woodeson	...	Toby Dosett
Paul Ritter	...	Augustus Rowley
Mark Tandy	...	Judge

Storyline

In Victorian London, a Scotland Yard inspector hunts down the sadistic killer behind a series of gory, Jack the Ripper-Like murders.

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Plot Keywords:

year 1880 | diary | compassion | discrimination | protege | 

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Taglines:

Before the Ripper, fear had another name.

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

UK

Language:

English Irish Chinese Hebrew

Release Date:

8 September 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Os Crimes de Limehouse

Filming Locations:

Dalton Mill, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Sparta Films, HanWay Films, Lipsync

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Douglas Booth and Sam Reid also worked together in The Riot Club (2014).

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Goofs

In a few close-ups you can see Olivia Cooke's character 'Lizzie' has modern 'invisible' teeth braces at the bottom of her teeth.

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Quotes

Dan Leno: [inspecting Lizzie's hands] What in God's name have they had you doing down in those marshes?
Lizzie Cree: Digging graves. Five years it was before I found out you're supposed to use a shovel.

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Connections

Featured in Projector: The Limehouse Golem (2017)

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Soundtracks

What Did She Know About Railways?
Written by C. G. Cotes
Music by Bennett Scott
Performed by Olivia Cooke

User Reviews

Nice. Nice. Nice.

Well crafted movie with a beautiful cast, good aesthetics and some nicely twisted elements made for a enjoyable watch even tho from my point of view, the ending is quite predictable from the very start. It was rather obvious the destination, yet the journey remained suspenseful and filled with little hidden gems here and there.

Bill Nighy is one great actor, I'm sadden by the fact that he didn't manage to make a bigger splash earlier, but even now, his presence on the screen brings so much force, so much seriosity, that you take everything in deeper and leaves behind quite an impact with every line he says. He was perfectly cast here, as the other actors too, a diversity and character development that I loved from the very start.

Of course I will recommend this movie, but bare in mind, there is close to no horror here, you will find no such thing, but only the horror of man. What man is capable of, his hideous crimes, selfishness, but has nothing to do with jump scares or tension.

Cheers!