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Dolly

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A young woman, Macy, fights for survival after being abducted by a deranged, monster-like figure who wants to raise Macy as their child. A daring blend of New French Extremity and 1970s American horror.
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Dolly

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Packed with grim, relentless set pieces and gleefully excessive gore, Dolly may not reinvent the slasher wheel, but it spins it with such chaotic energy that it becomes an unapologetically brutal celebration of horror's most unhinged extremes.

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Steven Nguyen Scaife Slant Magazine Feb 23
2/4
One senses that Rod Blackhurst knows that Dolly is undernourished, but his attempts to jazz it up by splitting it into transparently titled chapters only calls further attention to that dearth of imagination. Go to Full Review
Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Sep 23
His vision is twisted but also sometimes funny in its ridiculousness, making for a film that’s well-balanced tonally, even if it feels a little slight on plotting. Go to Full Review
Conor Bryce Film Ireland Magazine 1h
Lean, loud, deliberately ugly and old-fashioned without feeling like Grindhouse cosplay, Dolly is the kind of midnight movie that makes you belly-laugh at least once…right before making you regret having a stomach. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com 5h
B
Vividly sold with all kinds of gruesomeness, putting on a big display of nastiness for those who really enjoy such extremity. Go to Full Review
Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews 5h
C-
Cinematographer Justin Derry achieves a 70's look shooting on 16mm and the film's trailer goes heavy on the "Texas Chainsaw" influence, but Blackhurst offers gore instead of scares in a film that is merely unpleasant. Even the dolls aren't creepy. Go to Full Review
Nathaniel Muir AIPT 6h
8/10
It is one long battle for survival. Little is given in the way of backstory or motivations. It is all about gore and attrition. Go to Full Review
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young woman, Macy, fights for survival after being abducted by a deranged, monster-like figure who wants to raise Macy as their child. A daring blend of New French Extremity and 1970s American horror.
Director
Rod Blackhurst
Producer
Ross O'Connor, Rod Blackhurst, Noah Lang, Joseph C. Grano, Isaiah Smallman, Bryce McGuire, Betty Tong, Esteban Sanchez
Screenwriter
Rod Blackhurst, Brandon Weavil
Distributor
Independent Film Company
Production Co
Witchcraft Motion Picture Company, Mama Bear Productions, Mama Bear Studios, Monarque Entertainment, Gentile Entertainment Group, Set Point Entertainment
Rating
R (Language|Grisly Images|Gore|Some Nudity|Strong Violence)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 6, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 24m