| Door Mouse | |
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| Directed by | Avan Jogia |
| Written by | Avan Jogia |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mike McLaughlin |
| Edited by | Ian Macdonald |
| Music by | Ketan Jogia |
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| Distributed by | Elevation Pictures |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Door Mouse is a Canadian thriller film, directed by Avan Jogia and released in 2023.1 The film stars Hayley Law as Mouse, a dancer at a burlesque club owned by Mama (Famke Janssen), who begins to investigate the disappearance of her friend and colleague Doe-Eyes (Nhi Do) when she cannot convince Mama or the police to take the matter seriously.2
Cast
- Hayley Law as Mouse
- Keith Powers as Ugly
- Famke Janssen as Mama
- Avan Jogia as Mooney
- Gabriel Carter as Craw Daddy
- Elizabeth Saunders as The Dame
- Donal Logue as Eddie Conway
- Michela Cannon as Riz
- Nhi Do as Doe-Eyes
- Dylan Cook as Sweets
- Landon Liboiron as Kelly
- Emma Campbell as Cynthia
- Latoya Webb as Young Girl
- Leo Choy as Louie
Production
Door Mouse was shot in spring 2021 in Sudbury, Ontario.3
Release
The film was screened in the Industry Selects program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,4 before premiering commercially on video on demand platforms in January 2023.1
Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 11 critics' reviews are positive.5 On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100 based on 4 critics, which the site labels as "generally favorable" reviews.6
Awards
At the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2022, Law was nominated for Best Actress in a Canadian Film.7
References
References
- Barry Hertz, "Canadian thriller Door Mouse is a neo-noir oddity not even worth calling the exterminator about". The Globe and Mail, January 12, 2023.
- Rachel Ho, "'Door Mouse' Puts a Stylish Spin on Neo-Noir". Exclaim!, January 13, 2023.
- Janet Smith, "In hyper-stylized Door Mouse, Avan Jogia pays tribute to Vancouver's grittier side". Stir, January 13, 2023.
- Ellie Calnan, "TIFF unveils 2022 Industry Selects line-up". Screen Daily, August 23, 2022.
- "Door Mouse". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
- "Door Mouse". Metacritic. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
- "Vancouver Film Critics Announce Nominees". Northern Stars. January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.