Alice, Sweet Alice

77% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 61% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Favorite daughter Karen (Brooke Shields) is viciously strangled and set afire in church on the day of her First Communion, and suspicion falls on her jealous and emotionally unstable sister, Alice (Paula E. Sheppard). When the girls' aunt, Annie (Jane Lowry), is later stabbed on an apartment complex stairway, Alice is sent away. But the attacks continue, prompting priest Father Tom (Rudolph Willrich) and Alice's dad, Dominick (Niles McMaster), to go in search of the real killer. Read More Read Less

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

Possibly the closet American relation to an Italian giallo.

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 20, 2005

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...increasingly tedious and tiresome...

Rated: 1/4

Aug 8, 2021

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

While its plotting sashays into the ludicrous, with its campiness always underlined by a queasy peculiarity, Alice, Sweet Alice is a captivating exercise in the macabre.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 13, 2020

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

A flop upon its original release, Alice, Sweet Alice has since been saved from complete irrelevance by film scholars and cultists, even if it still doesn't quite enjoy the reputation it deserves.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 10, 2019

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

Prominently placing Catholic iconography in certain frames, Sole does violence to the idea that Christ is the redeemer of anything; least of all our sins.

Rated: 4.5/5

May 4, 2019

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Martin Unsworth

Starburst

Well regarded among horror fans, Alice Sweet Alice has aged surprisingly well and stands up to repeated viewings like many of the best films of the seventies, particularly with its look and style.

Rated: 8/10

Apr 19, 2018

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Alec B A surprisingly thoughtful slasher. Even as it indulges in genre conventions the movie examines how high minded notions about the goodness of other people and the power of faith are ultimately fruitless when confronted by true evil. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/28/24 Full Review Valerii Ege D It is a very interesting horror movie that hides who the killer is well, reveals a powerful maniac towards the end, and perfects the story with the presence of Paula E. Sheppard. I couldn't get enough of watching the character Alice. The film's unpredictable nervous breakdowns keep the pace constantly high while watching characters disturbed by each other. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/30/23 Full Review Discover G Very odd and different "horror" movie. Not very memorable Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/26/23 Full Review Isla E Deeply morbid and nontransparent. Narcissistically weird and freaky. It oddly was impressionable. I hadn't reached my double digits when I saw this film. I wouldn't want a child under 17 to view this movie. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/11/23 Full Review Brad P Alice, Sweet Alice is a fast-paced, visceral, and engaging film that provides plenty of twists, turns, and ambiguity. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/06/23 Full Review Computey D Its an Early slasher with a young brook shields that turns out to be a good experience. Only Problem is that is struggles with the runtime and is longer than 90 minutes and can be a bit boring at times, but its worth the watch. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

Alfred Sole Director Paula E. Sheppard Alice Spages Brooke Shields Karen Spages Linda Miller Catherine Spages Tom Signorelli Detective Brennan Louisa Horton Dr. Whitman

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