The Ruse

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An in-home caregiver fears for her life after being assigned to a mysterious elderly patient in a remote seaside home.

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Grant Hermanns

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Stevan Mena's The Ruse may have a few fun twists in its climax, but the lead up is an overlong, poorly performed mess of clichés and red herrings.

Rated: 3/10

May 16, 2025

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Dustin Chase

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Rated: C-

May 16, 2025

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Miyako Pleines

Spectrum Culture

If you’re going to make a movie that hinges on the concept of a haunting taking place, it’s probably not a good idea to give everything away in the title.

May 16, 2025

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

It's not a great sign when a movie needs to devote about ten minutes to a character bluntly explaining everything that has happened ... in its story.

Rated: 1.5/4

May 16, 2025

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Dull, shallow and contrived with an increasingly preposterous plot.

May 15, 2025

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Robert Kojder

Flickering Myth

With the title The Ruse, at least writer/director Stevan Mena has done the courtesy of letting viewers know there is little to trust here and that there is a high probability that the story will be absurd and implausible

Rated: 2/5

May 14, 2025

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Jeff

Was an OK movie with a few plot twists & turns but got a little silly near the end.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/16/25

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Mr. Hollywood

Wanted to like it so bad but it ended doing what you shouldnt do with this genre: explaining and over explaining at the end. It acted like we needed to be told everything because the director wasnt confident wed understand.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/16/25

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Hadassa W

Went to see this because of Madelyn Dundon, who is from my hometown. Was glad to support her and satisfy my curiosity. But like the critics said, this is not a very good movie. I'd say the best parts were the music and the scenery. The movie was set in a beautiful location -- looked like Maine. Otherwise, the premise is hokey and the development is weak. As one critic said, it's not a good sign when a substantial part of the film is a character explaining the storyline.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/16/25

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An in-home caregiver fears for her life after being assigned to a mysterious elderly patient in a remote seaside home.

Director: Stevan Mena
Producer: John Caglione Jr., Stevan Mena
Screenwriter: Stevan Mena
Distributor: Seismic Releasing
Production Co: Mena Films
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 16, 2025, Wide
Runtime: 1h 45m