sign in
register
Watch
Criterion Channel Max Amazon Channel Max
+2
The Brood
The Brood
+2
JustWatch
Your probable score
?
The Brood

The Brood

1979
Sci-fi, Horror
1h 32m
A husband tries to uncover a shady psychiatrist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband's investigation. (imdb)

Directed by:

David Cronenberg

Screenwriter:

David Cronenberg

Starring:

Oliver Reed, Susan Hogan, Art Hindle, Robert A. Silverman, Samantha Eggar, Henry Beckman, Nuala Fitzgerald, Cindy Hinds, Michael Magee, Gary McKeehan, Joseph Shaw, Larry Solway

Genres:

Sci-fi, Horror

Country:

Canada

Language:

English
imdb IMDb
Update history
Suggest edit

The Brood

1979
Sci-fi, Horror
1h 32m
Your probable score
Ratings & Reviews Cast Collections Similar Stats Trailer
Avg Percentile 54.2% from 1210 total ratings
Ratings & Reviews Cast Collections Similar Stats Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

(1217)
Compact view
clear
Compact view
Show
Sort
tonytheponyTonythePony
Rated 21 Mar 2010
74
64th
What the hell was that? Damn! I don't know who is more traumatised, those child actors or me. I've never really given Cronenberg much credit (he's always come off as too self-indulgent), but he sure knows how to illicit reactions in his audience. He just rattles around in your head and kicks things over. Anyone who can get me to barrack "Yeah, kill that fucking midget!" at a TV screen is doing something right.
Rated 21 Mar 2010
jasongirl67Jasongirl67
Rated 13 Aug 2019
100
94th
Cronenberg films are a little too out there and just gross for my taste But this is straight up my alley EVIL CHILD mixed together with PSYCHO MOMMY The kills are not fancy but brutal none the less Good story and an ending that had me cringing
Rated 13 Aug 2019
dunbardunbar
Rated 10 Jul 2016
80
73rd
For me this is the first of a series of good Cronenburg horror flicks, the kind of horror that makes your skin crawl or gets inside your head and fills it with such oddity you think it may explode (see Scanners). I think one of the key ingredients that was missing before The Brood is Howard Shore and his musical prowess. In terms of the story this one's a bit rough and ready, but scrapes in just enough of a premise to justify the weirdness. Doesn't paint a pretty picture of custody battles.
Rated 10 Jul 2016
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 10 Jul 2016
55
27th
Just fast forward to the ooey gooey last 20 minutes unless you want to have your ears assaulted by Oliver Reed making everything sound so wicked.
Rated 10 Jul 2016
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 13 Dec 2011
70
55th
The concept of 'divorce' doesn't really push any of my buttons, so the central theme of this film wasn't that powerful to me. The physical manifestation concept was rather interesting, though it seems a bit mishandled. It just feels like more could have done with the ideas here. But I have to admit, this is the best 'licking a bloody fetus ripped from an outer-body meatsack' film I've seen. Beats that home video of my birth by a mile.
Rated 13 Dec 2011
woodoowoodoo
Rated 07 Oct 2014
85
63rd
Probably the best example of looney tunes "symposium horror", the mad-science subgenre that sprung up post-Vietnam. Nobody quite has the gift for menacing psychobabble like Cronenberg, because he takes it all completely seriously, even with a cashmere sweatered-out Oliver Reed vamping all over the place. The monster kids in their snowsuits are a great little character design too.
Rated 07 Oct 2014
madmanMadMan
Rated 20 Oct 2009
88
60th
Disgusting and revolting acts combined with disturbing murders give us the results of a movie that is truly chilling. Cronenberg continues onward with the body/mind/horror themes and succeeds greatly here. He unabashedly covers past and present parental issues, using his divorce as a springboard to give us a movie that is beyond the pale and very honest.
Rated 20 Oct 2009
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 10 Dec 2008
85
82nd
I LOVE the ending of this film. Uses moments of complete camp against an incredible disturbing aura throughout. Completely underrated in every sense of the word.
Rated 10 Dec 2008
amerigoamerigo
Rated 07 Mar 2020
79
61st
Cronenburg didn't yet have the acclaim to garner a big budget or an all-star cast, and unfortunately it really shows here. The story, though a heavy-handed allegory, is compelling in the same manner something like Snowpiercer is--except instead of illustrating a political ideology, Cronenburg opted to do the same for the self-perpetuating cycle of childhood abuse. The script and direction is excellent, but often the acting and effects really fail to live up to this flick's potential.
Rated 07 Mar 2020
terrymacterrymac
Rated 22 Feb 2018
70
58th
A weird and compelling film that doesn't always work (the dialogue is a bit of a chew, and it takes a while to hit its stride), but is creepy and effective when it does. The more I think about it, the more the central ideas get to me. With this being Cronenberg, the body horror is pretty horrific. Olly Reed puts in a good turn, the rest of the cast is decent enough. Ambitious, odd and enjoyable (in a way), if not entirely successful.
Rated 22 Feb 2018
hotsakehotsake
Rated 19 Nov 2017
73
82nd
An interesting dramatic horror film that actually gets better as it goes on. It starts off feeling like a Larry Cohen movie but gradually with the weird acting and visuals it becomes what we expect from David Cronenberg. The film's finale bumped the rating up quite a bit. Well worth a watch, it's a fun little horror film.
Rated 19 Nov 2017
yiannosYiannos
Rated 22 May 2016
68
66th
It's more successful than Rabid or Shivers, but it's still the work of a director learning to navigate his own thematic territory. It does have a genuinely strange and unsettling atmosphere though, and Eggar's increasingly unhinged performance is creepy and memorable, even if the rest of the cast isn't up to the task aside from Reed. It features at least two of the most disturbing gross out scenes in horror history thanks to Cronenberg's understanding of deviant psychology.
Rated 22 May 2016
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 21 Oct 2015
8
80th
I haven't seen Kramer vs. Kramer yet but I bet this is better.
Rated 21 Oct 2015
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 26 Sep 2014
77
66th
The Brood is almost too weird even for me, but not in a sleazy or exploitative way. Just good old Cronenberg revulsion. Also, Art Hindle looks exactly like Peter Dinklage and it is hilarious.
Rated 26 Sep 2014
paxtonPaxton
Rated 17 Apr 2012
83
80th
Cronenberg makes you want to go out and love the world and all it's inhabitants.
Rated 17 Apr 2012
caimancaiman
Rated 01 May 2010
80
62nd
As per typical Cronenberg, The Brood combines inner psychological turmoil with gruesome horror elements. The result here is pretty damn effective. The Brood improves upon Rabid, Cronenberg's precursor to The Brood, in a number of ways, including more focused direction, better acting, better music (Howard Shore's score is wonderfully well-suited), and a more real sense of dread and horror. The underlying themes (in this case surrogate motherhood) are also better illustrated.
Rated 01 May 2010
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 16 Aug 2009
80
78th
Some movies are so angry and personal that they kind of put you off on the first viewing. Then you watch them again and realize just how angry and personal they are and you fall in love with them. The whole thing plays out as a sort of confessional horror film about divorce. Very painful, but very novel and quite brilliant..
Rated 16 Aug 2009
crymecryme
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
63rd
A slow-burning and harrowing divorce allegory.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
twincinematwincinema
Rated 15 May 2021
70
52nd
I did like the Canadian version of Robert Redford. Add to the canon of great Divorce Horror. Cronenberg was going through a divorce at the time, and thought, "what if I write a film where my wife is the villain and her psychiatrist is evil?"
Rated 15 May 2021
daxvDaxV
Rated 01 Nov 2018
90
79th
This movie builds up in a such a way where it's really hard to tell where it'll turn next, there are a lot of moments throughout watching this where I was really uncertain if I would like the direction it was taking. Luckily things came together in a way that I thought was really effective. I really enjoyed how things came together in this. Very eerie. The more I think about this the more I realize how much this really got under my skin
Rated 01 Nov 2018
cowmanCowman
Rated 24 Nov 2017
75
75th
I have seen my share of disturbing movies. After this one I think I can safely say "I've seen it all, nothing can shock me anymore". I will now continue my existence as an apathetic shell of a man.
Rated 24 Nov 2017
fancymikeFancyMike
Rated 17 Nov 2017
4
60th
I was in the mood for some Cronenberg and I got plenty of fucking Cronenberg with this one. It was going along well, nothing too crazy, just some mutant Canadian murder children in snowsuits and then that ending. Holy shit. Nola licking the baby clean is one of the best images in horror cinema. Samantha Eggar and Oliver Reed are so good
Rated 17 Nov 2017
mudkips00mudkips00
Rated 13 Jul 2016
40
17th
I find it hard to believe no one could judo throw the brood children off their back, that one thing for me kinda ruined it.
Rated 13 Jul 2016
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 27 Nov 2015
79
55th
While Cronenberg's take on some of the more eyebrow-raising variations on psychoanalysis like EST can now come across as laughably overwrought, that's more a reflection of those therapies than the film. It also takes a little while for the narrative hook to sink in, but for those who enjoy sci-fi metaphors where ideas & concepts are anthropomorphized, it gets better as it goes. The children of rage & their wackjob mother are also great horror villains making the ending compellingly unhinged.
Rated 27 Nov 2015
apm2091apm2091
Rated 25 Dec 2014
70
44th
One of Cronenberg's weakest films for sure. It does shock, though.
Rated 25 Dec 2014
honestthiefHonest_Thief
Rated 18 Oct 2014
4
63rd
A depraved trip onto cyclical violence in parental relationships with metaphors made into flesh; basically, damn good body horror.
Rated 18 Oct 2014
emupieemupie
Rated 11 Jul 2014
85
30th
1.) wow, that frank dude looks so much like a tall tyrion lannister 2.) what is the gestation period for freakishly strong brood babies? seems like nola must have been popping one of those out every month or so. 3.) it seemed like poor candy had some emotional issues herself. her physical/intellectual reactions to the unfolding events were odd and surprising.
Rated 11 Jul 2014
lady_moeLady Moe
Rated 28 Mar 2014
70
29th
Incredibly odd, fairly creepy, and a little disgusting, it's definitely a Cronenberg film! An interesting concept with questionable results.
Rated 28 Mar 2014
mkellinsmkellins
Rated 06 Feb 2014
60
54th
The film is great fun with underlying themes of dealing with trauma and divorce. There's also strokes of Cronenberg-brillance, i.e. the crazy mutant dwarves with external nutrient sacs. But the film isn't entirely coherent. The pacing isn't quite right and some scenes are boring.
Rated 06 Feb 2014
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 22 Feb 2013
75
80th
It's clearly a mesmerizing and terrifying film about divorce, and also a nice creepy-kids-go-berserk horror flick. What bothers me a little bit is the hitchcockian mood all over it, what makes this almost look like a Brian De Palma suspense. The director delivers a finale that fits his body horror concept of separation with great results: eventually, it becomes evident that this is also a sci-fi chronicle about childhood traumas.
Rated 22 Feb 2013
kojilessKojiless
Rated 14 Nov 2012
74
79th
Genderless mutant rage babies powered by external nutrient sacs. Why did I only learn about this movie NOW?
Rated 14 Nov 2012
jacoiiiJacoIII
Rated 30 Nov 2011
40
54th
As if midgets needed any more bad PR.
Rated 30 Nov 2011
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 16 Jul 2011
55
11th
100 scariest moments my ass, this movie has a sixty minute boring crap lead up to what is supposedly a scary scene. It's not a bad direction job on Cronenberg's part, but he wrote it with the skill of a horse jockey trying to man a space shuttle. So, yeah, if you find eating watermelon scary you'll probably crap yourself, but if not, don't bother.
Rated 16 Jul 2011
joojooJooJoo
Rated 27 Aug 2010
4
56th
This is some crazy shit right here.
Rated 27 Aug 2010
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 16 May 2010
85
66th
Cronenberg constructs another sci-fi horror parable showing how the body and the unbalanced mind, conspiring together, can betray the human spirit. Well directed, with a great slow build-up. If you make it through to the end, I guarantee you that neither kindergartners in hoodies nor Samantha Eggar with ever look quite the same again.
Rated 16 May 2010
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
80
84th
One of my favourite horrors, and one of my favourite of Cronenberg's. Weird, oddly frightening and unsettling, with a great ending.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
davidkahaneDavidKahane
Rated 08 Nov 2008
71
50th
This early effort is conventional in some respects, at least until near the close when Cronenberg's distinctive batshit fearless gruesomeness arrives with the casual opening of a robe. Otherwise, the cleverest element of the direction is the artful staging of scenes involving the murderous malformed children central to the plot. Their appearance remains elusive until well into the movie, nicely adding to the sense of dread.
Rated 08 Nov 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 18 Oct 2008
66
70th
good movie
Rated 18 Oct 2008
ytadelYtadel
Rated 14 Aug 2007
1
5th
I guess I just hate David Cronenberg.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
doctor7doctor7
Rated 02 May 2007
71
53rd
Strange movie for certain. I think it's Oliver Reed that really made this film enjoyable for me. Some parts don't work while others do quite well. If nothing else it's interesting to see Cronenberg's allegory for his own divorce.
Rated 02 May 2007
mactonightmactonight
Rated 30 Jun 2024
80
50th
It's a weird movie with a slow boil -horrifying payoff at the end.
Rated 30 Jun 2024
sfgse83rf3sfgse83rf3
Rated 11 Dec 2023
4
90th
Cronenberg is brilliant. I haven't been so disturbed by a movie in a very long time.
Rated 11 Dec 2023
jbynjbyn
Rated 29 Sep 2022
88
86th
The Brood was terrifying on multiple levels. It had me walking around my house trepidly for two days. Discovering gems like this is one of the reasons I love the Hooptober challenge.
Rated 29 Sep 2022
akatemossfanAKateMossFan
Rated 26 May 2022
96
95th
rydeorwrongrydeorwrong
Rated 12 Aug 2021
33
23rd
Host ratings: 55 / 58 / 69. Podcast review link: https://rydeorwrong.podcaster.de/rydeorwrong/folge-060-die-brut-1979-looking-glass-f9-the-fast-saga/
Rated 12 Aug 2021
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 07 Aug 2021
78
51st
It's a shame that the face masks they gave the brood haven't aged quite so well, cause the rest of the film certainly has. Great suspense and atmosphere, and doesn't follow the usual horror movie tropes. Too bad the lead doesn't have much personality and the effects are sometimes so bad they make some of the potentially scariest scenes kind of funny. Still, great classic horror!
Rated 07 Aug 2021
mrunusualMrUnusual
Rated 23 Jan 2021
86
76th
It has very catchy sequences despite being disturbing.For example, the therapy scene in the opening, the bloody handprints on the handrails, the purple light in the lab.The cinematographer successfully used traumatic effects in these scenes.A mutated woman who got abused by her mom brings wrath upon her relatives and family by giving birth to deformed children with very short lifespans.These deformed children show that Crononberg is beginning to find his own expression in the cinema.
Rated 23 Jan 2021
kenmeistersKenMeisters
Rated 25 Feb 2020
69
55th
Cool 70s horror with Cronenberg's favorite themes: body horror and the human mind. The hate goblins are nice.
Rated 25 Feb 2020
psimpsim
Rated 05 Feb 2020
58
11th
Not without its merits, at least on a conceptual level, but as a movie it's neither compelling nor scary enough.
Rated 05 Feb 2020
chmulcr0nchmul_cr0n
Rated 09 Sep 2019
65
40th
Trashiest Cronenberg I've seen so far. It's pretty silly and ridiculous, especially in its attempts to rip off Hitchcock. But it's fun and entertaining as well, especially the finale. And even somewhat suspenseful at times, though overall it's a lot more harmless, less pretty and less inspired than most of his other work. Apparently Oliver Reed has inventend a whole new way of phoning in a performance. :D Also, Art Hindle is 100% Peter Dinklage's dad.
Rated 09 Sep 2019
drevenantDrevenant
Rated 08 Jul 2019
74
25th
A bit boring and unfocused until the last 20 minutes. The climax is grotesque and gripping.
Rated 08 Jul 2019
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 13 Oct 2018
90
78th
Well that was strange.
Rated 13 Oct 2018
kryptkrypt
Rated 25 Jun 2018
89
68th
Something about Cronenberg always feels off for me. I usually jive with the premise and conceits of his films, and often the executions as well, but often find myself thinking afterwards that I didn't actually like the film that much. I am still unsure whether this is one of those films, or whether it is one of the rare times that I fall completely for him. I am tending towards the latter.
Rated 25 Jun 2018
the_hellThe Hell
Rated 20 Jun 2018
99
90th
Not one of the best of Cronenberg's works but when you think about the '70's, The Brood is one of the best horror movies in these years.
Rated 20 Jun 2018
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 08 Aug 2017
75
66th
Macabre Month of Horror 2017 video review: https://youtu.be/oebd-u30dzg
Rated 08 Aug 2017
karamazovkaramazov.
Rated 31 Oct 2016
42
57th
A very strange and kind of interesting interpretation of psychotherapy/psychoanalysis, but as amazing as Oliver Reed was, I think I actually marginally prefer "A Dangerous Method" [2011].
Rated 31 Oct 2016
nobletNoblet
Rated 11 Aug 2016
76
60th
Love the blend of family drama and spine-tingling ghoulry.
Rated 11 Aug 2016
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 18 Oct 2015
84
77th
Cronenberg sure likes body horror doesn't he? It's not even a huge part of the film, but when it happens it's absolutely terrifying. Oliver Reed is always a treat, but it's the atmosphere that sells this film as it shifts in tone from family drama to creeping terror to it's bizarre conclusion.
Rated 18 Oct 2015
salomaordsalomaord
Rated 02 Jan 2015
50
0th
David Cronenberg #2
Rated 02 Jan 2015
ddrudgesd_drudges
Rated 27 Jan 2014
60
69th
It's not as complete as some of David Cronenberg's later work, but The Brood still manages to give us a lot to think about. If your psychological well-being can have physical effects on your body, how far does it go? Sadly, in real life you can't just kill the monsters you've created and drive away.
Rated 27 Jan 2014
redactedredacted
Rated 22 Dec 2013
73
54th
Cronenberg meets Hitchcock on Cbergs home field. This one shelters the organic pulp till the final third but lets fly in a Birds of kind of way once things get moving. Shares the same issue as Rabid where the anatomical oddity is under-developed to a logical standard. But, you kind of give Cberg a pass on a thorough exposition as long as a pair of deformed sack-children toy-hammer a primary school teacher to death mid-lesson.
Rated 22 Dec 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 07 Oct 2013
74
48th
73.500
Rated 07 Oct 2013
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 06 Oct 2012
80
37th
I like the way Cronenberg uses supposedly schlocky body horror to tell a story with a much deeper meaning. This is a good film. I guess it takes a while to get going, but it is pretty genuinely creepy, with a strong performance from Samantha Eggar.
Rated 06 Oct 2012
kleaklea
Rated 16 Sep 2012
33
22nd
Really, a superhuman gang of midgets?
Rated 16 Sep 2012
neonmanNeonman
Rated 27 Jun 2012
56
11th
Tries to be a cross between a shlock monster film and a serious psychological drama, failing at satisfying either one. There's a whole lot of 'The' before the 'Brood', giving this film a nasty case of being rather boring.
Rated 27 Jun 2012
glmglm
Rated 07 Jun 2012
71
46th
71.000
Rated 07 Jun 2012
kavuKavu
Rated 05 Jun 2012
65
39th
Acting is a bit subpar and the script drags at times, but Cronenberg's visuals are there as usual, as is the suspense.
Rated 05 Jun 2012
3drevelation3dRevelation
Rated 09 Apr 2012
80
82nd
Creepy. I find it hilarious how this film can have a fraction of the budget of modern horror films and still be so much better than the junk that comes out now. I guess that's Cronenberg's horror genius though. Good first score for Howard Shore. The scene near the end disgusted me, but I couldn't look away. Not my favorite Cronenberg body horror, but it is good.
Rated 09 Apr 2012
publiusdPubliusD
Rated 30 Dec 2011
82
62nd
This is Cronenberg's first good movie.
Rated 30 Dec 2011
overratedoverrated
Rated 11 Oct 2011
74
83rd
Mrs Cronenberg we need to have a few words about your son.
Rated 11 Oct 2011
quez2goquez2go
Rated 05 Sep 2011
65
37th
I may be able to give this film a higher score after a re-watch, but for now I have to give it this score because I feel it gets off to a slow start and botches some of the early horror scenes. That being said as it gets near the end there is some really great stuff going on that makes this well worth a watch. I would highly recommend to fans of Cronenberg and suggest those who aren't familiar to see Videodrome, Dead Ringers, or The Fly first.
Rated 05 Sep 2011
ilyaoblomovilyaoblomov
Rated 12 Mar 2011
4
1st
kendi mi kendis mi?
Rated 12 Mar 2011
catscandalCatScandal
Rated 15 Feb 2011
78
91st
despite a few cheap jump scares in the early part of the movie, the screenplay really makes up for it. by making the horrors of divorce concrete, cronenberg touches a deep well of subconscious horror and gives every killing a deeper psychological meaning. it doesn't have his creepiest effects or the best acting, but it's a very interesting, well-told horror tale.
Rated 15 Feb 2011
hadleyreisHadleyreis
Rated 30 Nov 2010
80
76th
If Oliver Reed can't, then I have little hope for the rest of us
Rated 30 Nov 2010
spunkieSpunkie
Rated 19 Aug 2010
60
65th
I love me some early Cronenberg. Brood is very moody and the main element is disturbing. It doesn't go to the extremes of other Cron. of the period. Cinematography is delicious, Reed is a delight. Ending is unsatisfactory which ruins it's staying power.
Rated 19 Aug 2010
mechatiggerMechatigger
Rated 09 Mar 2010
71
50th
A repellent but resonant horror film that might have been that rarity -- a modern-day horror classic -- if some of the script's loopholes had been filled in.
Rated 09 Mar 2010
prismaticPrismatic
Rated 26 Nov 2009
100
99th
What every horror movie should only HOPE to be!
Rated 26 Nov 2009
andaghandagh
Rated 31 Aug 2009
47
12th
This was a thoroughly pointless experience, Cronenberg must have watched Don't Look Now..
Rated 31 Aug 2009
moviesinhellmoviesinhell
Rated 23 Mar 2009
75
54th
Oft brilliant metashocker. Cronenberg's bleak vision may be light on science, but it shapes up as a genuinely creepy, downright disturbing viewing experience and represents D.C. at his megaphobic best.
Rated 23 Mar 2009
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 06 Mar 2009
63
60th
Doesn't make a hell of a lot of sense, but still, effectively creepy - largely thanks to the good art direction and music. That said, I could have sworn I've seen that little-red-raincoat-clad killer somewhere before... oh yeah, every time I watch Nick Roeg's Don't Look Now.
Rated 06 Mar 2009
dewalldewall
Rated 01 Mar 2009
75
77th
Been awhile
Rated 01 Mar 2009
inhmninhmn
Rated 12 Jan 2009
99
92nd
absolute cronenberg classic - created in his own manner - the psychological world of the man is breeding physical offspring. Later - the same motive can be found in the Videodrome, where the tv-signal changes the man from inside and the final stage was the mutation.
Rated 12 Jan 2009
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 01 Dec 2008
99
98th
My ★★★★★ review of The Brood on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/6y388H
Rated 01 Dec 2008
hehejajahehejaja
Rated 13 Nov 2008
85
84th
There's a calm dread from the very opening images here, anticipating the turbulency of terror and sorrow which soon will follow...
Rated 13 Nov 2008
ladybugLadyBug
Rated 14 Oct 2008
70
32nd
I was shocked the 1st time i seen it. Heavy, disturbed drama about what a disturbed mind can create. It introduced me to cronenberg.
Rated 14 Oct 2008
knyttelolknyttelol
Rated 03 May 2008
40
13th
This film was just to ugly for me, everything was so 70s tacky and brown. Low budjet is a bad excuse in my book! The story is a very interesting psycological gem though, so this is one of the few movies I would love to see a remake of!
Rated 03 May 2008
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
44th
It is so long since I saw these early Cronenbergs (SHIVERS, THE BROOD, RABID, SCANNERS) that I can't really be too confident of the scores. More specifically: another viewing could conceivably lead me to give them higher scores relative to some of Cronenberg's more recent dramas. My memory of this one is that it had something genuinely strange going on.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 14 Aug 2007
81
88th
From the era where Cronenberg could do no wrong, well worth checking out
Rated 14 Aug 2007
easymac742easymac742
Rated 14 Aug 2007
64
21st
Cronenberg will be the first one to tell you that this was a dark and depressing movie. No jokes. Not even gallows humor. It has some creepy little monster-kids in snowsuits. That's gotta be worth something, eh?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
stainStain
Rated 31 Mar 2007
80
68th
Better than usual Cronenberg horror film, with another of his seriously weird ideas for such a film
Rated 31 Mar 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 01 Mar 2007
50
35th
Not bad.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
pilgermannpilgermann
Rated 13 Feb 2007
40
13th
It has its moments but an overall sloppy and boring film in my opinion. Regardless, I can't help but watch Cronenberg movies even when they don't impress me. You gotta dig the "birth" scene.
Rated 13 Feb 2007

Collections

Loading ...

Similar Titles

Loading ...

Statistics

Loading ...

Trailer

Loading ...