Case 39

Case 39 is a 2009 (released 2010 in the USA) horror film starring Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper. Zellweger plays Emily, a Child Services worker who's working thirty-eight cases--and then saddled with one more. It's Case 39 that leads Emily into strange, sinister territory, with suspicious parents and a little girl who may not be all that she seems.

Reviews were middling to negative, complaining about an unoriginal plot.

Tropes used in Case 39 include:

 * Abusive Parents: The reason why Emily was assigned Lilith's case.
 * Bitch in Sheep's Clothing:.
 * Broken Record: Why Emily? Why Emily? Why Emily?...
 * Creepy Child: Lily starts to show signs of this..
 * Danger Takes a Backseat
 * Enfant Terrible
 * Evil Sounds Deep:
 * Eye Scream:.
 * Kill It With Fire: Lilith's parents tried doing this to her (specifically, by roasting her in their oven). Emily and Mike stopped them.
 * Meaningful Name: Lilith
 * Mood Whiplash:
 * Never Trust a Trailer: Trailers suggested that . In the actual film,
 * They didn't just show scenes out of context. They actually created all new scenes that are nowhere in the film.
 * Our Demons Are Different
 * Our Souls Are Different: Lilith's father explains to Emily how each person is given an eternal soul when they are born.
 * The Soulless: Lilith.
 * Why Did It Have To Be Hornets?
 * Wounded Gazelle Gambit:
 * Wounded Gazelle Gambit: