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Next of Kin

Next of Kin

Horror · Mystery · 1982

After Linda inherits a retirement home, she witnesses a series of strange events which seem connected to a dark and unspeakable evil.

Movie details

Next of Kin

“There is something evil in this house.”

1982 Horror · Mystery 1h 29m

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6.2 / 10

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After Linda inherits a retirement home, she witnesses a series of strange events which seem connected to a dark and unspeakable evil.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Next of Kin?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tony Williams

Written by

Tony Williams · Michael Heath

Jacki Kerin

Jacki Kerin

Linda

John Jarratt

John Jarratt

Barney

Alex Scott

Alex Scott

Dr Barton

Gerda Nicolson

Gerda Nicolson

Connie

C

Charles McCallum

Lance

B

Bernadette Gibson

Rita / Mrs Ryan

R

Robert Ratti

Kelvin

Court is in session

Put Next of Kin on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.