Door Mouse

Door Mouse
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Avan Jogia
Written by	Avan Jogia
Produced by	Kyle Mann Jason Ross Jallet
Starring	Hayley Law Famke Janssen Keith Powers Donal Logue
Cinematography	Mike McLaughlin
Edited by	Ian Macdonald
Music by	Ketan Jogia
Production companies	Drive Films Goldrush Entertainment Independent Edge Films
Distributed by	Elevation Pictures
Release date	January 13, 2023 (2023-01-13)
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

1. 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.
2. Rachel Ho, "'Door Mouse' Puts a Stylish Spin on Neo-Noir". Exclaim! , January 13, 2023.
3. Janet Smith, "In hyper-stylized Door Mouse, Avan Jogia pays tribute to Vancouver's grittier side". Stir, January 13, 2023.
4. Ellie Calnan, "TIFF unveils 2022 Industry Selects line-up". Screen Daily , August 23, 2022.
5. "Door Mouse". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
6. "Door Mouse". Metacritic . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
7. "Vancouver Film Critics Announce Nominees". Northern Stars. January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

External links

• Door Mouse at IMDb