Lyle is a 2014 American psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Stewart Thorndike. The film tells the dramatic story of a mother grieving over the death of her toddler. The film stars actress Gaby Hoffmann in the lead role. Lyle was billed as "a lesbian Rosemary's Baby."
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Plot summary
A young couple moving into a new home suffers a guilt and grief-filled journey to losing their child. Soon mysterious feelings abound as those around them seem to harbor plans for the couple's next newborn child.
Cast
Gaby Hoffmann as Leah
Ingrid Jungermann as June
Eleanor Hopkins as Lyle
Rebecca Street as Karen
Michael Che as Threes
Kim Allen as Taylor
Ashlie Atkinson as Therapist
Reception
Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter said "Gaby Hoffmann's ferocious unraveling is the main attraction in this well-done but slightly new-millennium riff on Rosemary's Baby."