Alice, Sweet Alice

1976

Action / Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 61% · 14 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 61% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 14803 14.8K

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Plot summary

Alice is a withdrawn 12-year-old who lives with her mother and her younger sister, Karen, who gets most of the attention from her mother, leaving Alice out of the spotlight. When Karen is found brutally murdered in a church, suspicions start to turn toward Alice. But could a 12-year-old girl really be capable of such savagery?

Director

Alfred Sole Photo
Alfred Sole

Top cast

Patrick Gorman Photo
Patrick Gorman as Father Pat
Lucy Hale Photo
Lucy Hale as Church Soloist
Gary Allen Photo
Gary Allen as Jim DeLorenze
Paula E. Sheppard Photo
Paula E. Sheppard as Alice Spages
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883.69 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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1.68 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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4.8 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by begob 6 / 10

I don't play with dolls anymore

Suspicion falls on the sister of a girl killed during her first holy communion ...Much to enjoy in this movie. It has the lurid brutality that the '70s specialised in, with a worrying line in sexual inappropriateness, and makes no bones about its bleak outlook.The cinematography is intriguing, with my favourite composition a big knife in the kitchen foreground as a line of three females draws the eye into the frame. Plenty of little touches of the cruel or grotesque, including a kitten lapping the fresh blood of a peculiar murder victim. And also that period habit of intriguing snap-shots of by-standers: the mental hospital orderly's watchful face, and the cousin's dumbfounded look at the final communion service.The performances are good, with many scenes of raised voices that jangle the nerves. But the over-ripe music gives the impression of numerous string instruments being furiously sawed-in-half.The real problem is the preposterous plot, which even on its own terms falls between the stools of police procedural and psychological portrait. For me, Alice's story was the main event, and I found my interest drifting as the plot jumped the track to become a sort of blood-drenched Scooby Doo mystery. In the end, I don't class this as a horror, but as psychological thriller - and a cheap one at that.Overall: Harrowing disturbance descends into daft commotion.
Reviewed by ChrisInMiami 7 / 10

What do you do with a problem like Alice?

Alice is a 12 year old brat with a real mean streak...she bullies her younger sister (an 11 year old Brooke Shields) and terrorizes a reclusive neighbor. When her sister is murdered in church everyone begins to wonder if she's crossed the line from a tiny terror to a psychotic.It's the simplicity of the story and near perfect execution that made this a cult classic. It's got ambiance, a wonderful accompanying score, creative camera work (although a little too much of people looking directly into the camera). Paula Sheppard shines as Alice and sometimes just the look on her face gives you the feeling she's thinking up new ways to traumatize people. It's got great subtext with sibling rivalry, children coping with divorced parents and religious faith. Some of the editing feels a bit stiff and some of the acting is subpar but in a story like this it can add a bit to the 'creepy' factor.I think this is one of those movies that gets a little better with age. 6.5 in 1976 7.5 in 2021
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