<P> A VHS release of the film removed the nudity, but it was re-added to the DVD . StudioCanal published a DVD in Region 2 on 20 October 2008 . Kino Lorber released the film on Blu - ray in Region A on 10 May 2016 . Hulu and Amazon Prime also made the film available to their customers in November 2016 . </P> <P> Janet Maslin, writing for The New York Times, said this was Foster's most natural portrayal of a child and that Sheen was frightening, and found the romance to be the greatest strength . In The Washington Post, Gary Arnold called the film engaging, but claimed the murder plot is "too glib, too immorally contrived, to be satisfying ." Variety's review stated the story was unbelievable, and the romance was one of the few positive aspects . Time's Christopher Porterfield felt the film failed to address the most interesting mysteries, and that doing so, combined with Foster's acting, would have made the film memorable . Judith Crist's New York Post review judged it to be "a better - than - average thriller". Foster's biographer Louis Chunovic referred to the film as "much maligned". </P> <P> Felicia Feaster of TCM remarked that The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane became a cult film, noting Danny Peary profiled it in his Guide for the Film Fanatic . Peary also listed it in his book Cult Horror Movies . In 1992, James Monaco gave the film three and a half stars, assessing it as disturbing and complimenting the performances and writing . In their DVD and Video Guide 2005, Mick Martin and Marsha Porter awarded it three and a half stars, commenting it was "remarkably subdued". Author David Greven praised Foster for a performance "achingly" suggesting "adolescent anomie". In his 2015 Movie Guide, Leonard Maltin gave the film three stars, declaring it as a "Complex, unique mystery". The film has a 90% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Date of ceremony </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Recipient (s) </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saturn Awards </Td> <Td> 14 January 1978 </Td> <Td> Best Horror Film </Td> <Td> The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Actress </Td> <Td> Jodie Foster </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Director </Td> <Td> Nicolas Gessner </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Supporting Actress </Td> <Td> Alexis Smith </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Writing </Td> <Td> Laird Koenig </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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