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The Faculty

The Faculty

1998
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
1h 44m
When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make a chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet!

Directed by:

Robert Rodriguez

Screenwriter:

Bruce Kimmel, Kevin Williamson, David Wechter

Starring:

Salma Hayek, Shawn Hatosy, Elijah Wood, Bebe Neuwirth, Josh Hartnett, Famke Janssen, Robert Patrick, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Christopher McDonald, Laura Harris, Piper Laurie

Genres:

Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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The Faculty

1998
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
1h 44m
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juntakinte99juntakinte99
Rated 22 Jun 2022
60
22nd
Post-Scream, we had an influx of late 90's teen horror movies with rock soundtracks. This one was different: a sci-fi picture that felt like you watched 1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers back-to-back with The Breakfast Club. It has some creepy things: namely the suspense of being immersed with these kids trying to solve the mystery. But the cast (and comments towards the bisexual character) make it more of a time capsule & less a timeless film. Marginal recommendation for the campy fun.
Rated 22 Jun 2022
paxtonPaxton
Rated 23 Jun 2020
65
49th
The Faculty finally gave teens what they'd always wanted: A movie about high school.
Rated 23 Jun 2020
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 27 Mar 2013
3
38th
A campy slasher flick about high school sports turning people into mindless aliens while education gets short shrift. It's no coincidence that the smartest kids are the ones who last the longest, or that the jock who quits the team is the one who manages not to be instantly turned. Besides that, it's just a lot of fun, with nice nods to Alien, The Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers et al. Where's all the hate coming from?
Rated 27 Mar 2013
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 12 Sep 2012
76
20th
Very fun. More Robert Rodriguez doing what he does best; cheesy, well paced movies with some decent performances and characters easy to root for. I loved all of the effects and seemingly high stakes. It isn’t a great movie, but it’s a good time for you’re looking for a time killer this Halloween season.
Rated 12 Sep 2012
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 17 May 2008
84
86th
The first soundtrack I ever owned, and aside from the awesome songs, it has a feel not unlike the zombie movies I am unduly biased toward.
Rated 17 May 2008
dakota99Dakota99
Rated 11 Apr 2021
7
76th
A cheesy and absurd guilty pleasure. This is one of the movies I think of first when I think of 90s films. While not particularly scary, it does have a few scenes that are genuinely creepy and it blends surprisingly well with how goofy it is. Even the characters are fine for their respective roles (Jordana Brewster is always nice to look at) Does it have some of the annoying high school schlick? Yep, and sure, it's predictable. I don't care. I still have a very good time with this.
Rated 11 Apr 2021
akatemossfanAKateMossFan
Rated 17 Apr 2020
100
98th
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 01 Dec 2018
72
51st
Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Breakfast Club. This is way better than it has any right to be. The cast goes on for miles and Rodriguez directs with a restrained cool. Robert Patrick slow-motion mugging with fireworks in the background is everything.
Rated 01 Dec 2018
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 27 Mar 2013
5
42nd
Comparable to Scream in that it's a buffet-style homage to a lot of horror flicks, particularly THE THING and INVASION OF THE BODYSNATCHERS. I have no idea where all the vitriol is coming from because it's great camp-horror and has a very colorful cast.
Rated 27 Mar 2013
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 17 May 2012
67
67th
A satisfying high school update of Body Snatchers (and many other films), The Faculty is not very subtle in its ideas of depicting teen angst in terms of sci-fi paranoia -- the clash between students and alien teachers is a good, but naive allegory of how cold and bossy the social authorities are --, but a catchy ride about critical discoveries -- sexuality and drugs. The only way to find out if you are just like everyone else (cold and polite) or unique is getting high. Silly, but fun.
Rated 17 May 2012
nobletNoblet
Rated 25 Sep 2010
43
17th
Jon Stewart's finest acting performance.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
kasperlKasperL
Rated 25 Feb 2009
80
86th
This kind of plot has been done to death, of course, but there's a reason for that, namely that, good or bad, these movies are almost invariably fun. One of my favorites from Rodriguez.
Rated 25 Feb 2009
jebJeb
Rated 29 Jul 2008
15
12th
The summary made me laugh so hard.
Rated 29 Jul 2008
scribScrib
Rated 08 Jun 2022
60
31st
Does this feature-length 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' episode automatically get off scot-free for ripping off two science fiction classics just because it openly considers itself a homage? I don't think so. Fun, for sure, but you've got to do more than copy and paste set-pieces from 'The Thing' into high-school scenarios to get credit from me. And apparently Finney's 'Invasion of The Bodysnatchers' is just a rip off of Heinlein's 'The Puppet Masters'? I guess I'll go read that then.
Rated 08 Jun 2022
zarkonZarkon
Rated 12 Nov 2021
65
16th
Reminds me of Peter Jackson's early splatter flicks: there's definitely a passion and talent behind the visual effects, but also an amateurism that pervades the entire movie.
Rated 12 Nov 2021
sealsseals
Rated 06 Dec 2020
10
96th
rewatch. my least favorite part of this movie's that bit at the end when Clea DuVall shows up wearing a sundress or whatever. if I'm the quarterback boyfriend, I'm saying hey Clea can you put all that eyeliner and black goth gear back on please? at least for a little bit?
Rated 06 Dec 2020
fancymikeFancyMike
Rated 18 Sep 2018
3
23rd
It's got one hell of a cast, but I hate every single character in this movie. And it opens with a damn Offspring song. I should hate it, but I must have been in a nicer mood than normal because it was kind of fun in a shitty late 90s horror time capsule sort of way
Rated 18 Sep 2018
mirelurkMirelurk
Rated 18 Jan 2016
85
90th
The most watchable movie ever.
Rated 18 Jan 2016
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 08 Oct 2015
65
45th
It's The Breakfast Club meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets 90s cinema.
Rated 08 Oct 2015
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 10 Sep 2015
90
39th
The Faculty is about a group of people who fear that another group may be aliens from another planet, set out to destroy them. In this case, though, the first group is made up of high school teenagers, and the people they believe to be out to get them is their teachers. One can imagine, how difficult it might be for these student's to get anyone to believe them. Even with the skepticism, though, the students are forced to take care of these aliens before they take "care" of the whole plane
Rated 10 Sep 2015
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 11 May 2014
75
65th
Did not like that late 90s period where Jon Stewart was an actor. Oh and there be aliens or something within here it's an okay movie.
Rated 11 May 2014
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 22 Feb 2012
65
30th
Wow, what a HUGE cast...! And a pretty cool outcome :D. A 'must see' for all sci-fi fans. Too funny to see John Stewart acting.. and he's not half bad!! The story was pretty silly, but the acting was pretty good. Wasn't expecting that outcome, although it was pretty predictable. Will rewatch this in a few years, cause its a 'rewatchable' movie :)
Rated 22 Feb 2012
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 19 Dec 2011
68
24th
This was an interesting spin on the Body Snatchers theme. However I think the movie looses the way in the final act. A good start has an uninteresting payoff.
Rated 19 Dec 2011
bofbof
Rated 17 Nov 2011
39
13th
Everything Williamson got right in Scream" he's spent the rest of his career getting wrong. The Faculty has its strengths, a good cast and an idea that could lend itself to either 50s B-movie fun, 70s serious paranoia or 90s teenage angst... but not all three at the same time.
Rated 17 Nov 2011
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 25 Sep 2010
61
28th
Silly horror/thriller is elevated by the cast.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
vesupriavesupria
Rated 01 Jul 2010
1
5th
Some pretty cool special effects. It's very cliche, and all that, but it moves along at a good pace and it's not *boring* per se. So some marks for that.
Rated 01 Jul 2010
weirdyodaweirdyoda
Rated 09 Apr 2010
77
51st
A 110 minute Buffy episode, plus drug use.
Rated 09 Apr 2010
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 19 Nov 2008
63
40th
Fun. And I agree with the user that said Famke Janssen was smokin' hot!
Rated 19 Nov 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 14 Jun 2008
83
93rd
Nice
Rated 14 Jun 2008
q31Q31
Rated 11 Mar 2008
68
3rd
I don't care for the message it seems to send.
Rated 11 Mar 2008
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 26 Jan 2008
72
68th
Funny story combining scifi and horror genres.
Rated 26 Jan 2008
doctor7doctor7
Rated 14 Aug 2007
71
53rd
Another reimage of Invasion of the Body Snatchers that surprisingly turned out quite good. The soundtrack felt very appropriate for the film and the social groups were real enough. Certainly over the top in certain points but hey, it's a fun movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
audhumlaAudhumla
Rated 26 Apr 2007
91
80th
I shouldn't have liked this as much as I did.
Rated 26 Apr 2007
faeFAE
Rated 07 Mar 2007
60
5th
One of the worst to come out of the teen thriller series.
Rated 07 Mar 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 16 Feb 2007
40
19th
Not to bad Sci Fi horror film.
Rated 16 Feb 2007
magbMagb
Rated 16 Dec 2006
10
1st
Most people don't seem to hate this one quite as much as me, but I thought it was just awful from beginning to end.
Rated 16 Dec 2006
justthe4ofus777Justthe4ofus777
Rated 23 Sep 2024
90
64th
yiannosYiannos
Rated 07 Jul 2024
40
7th
Weak teen Gen X spin on Invasion of the Body Snatchers that neither subverts, parodies or updates previous entries to reflect changing socio-political realities.
Rated 07 Jul 2024
kem1kem1
Rated 08 Apr 2024
45
30th
It's pure 90s camp, and nostalgia might make it more entertaining to me than it really is, but I still enjoy it.
Rated 08 Apr 2024
doyler29doyler29
Rated 25 Oct 2023
80
68th
It's fast-paced, mildly gory and knows how much detail it can leave out of the plot and still work. We have no idea where the aliens come from or what their plan is, but since Hartnett's home made designer drug defeats them, we get a version of the blood test sequence from "The Thing" where each of our protagonists needs to take drugs to prove they're human.
Rated 25 Oct 2023
ericamblerericambler
Rated 21 Oct 2023
62
27th
90s Kevin Williamson will always be a vibe, but anything outside the SCREAM series feels like training wheels.
Rated 21 Oct 2023
darknightsDarkNights
Rated 05 Oct 2023
73
72nd
Bon petit classique du genre, la réalisation renvoie vers les feuilletons de mon adolescence, avec une image directement inspirée des séries fantastiques comme Buffy. Le cast est typique du cinéma de Rodriguez, avec de nombreuses références comme la première scène avec Piper Laurie, ou la course du beau-gosse Robert Patrick. Le cast plus jeune est bon, et le film alterne parfaitement les scènes de tension, d’anticipation et d'horreur avec de bons FX. Question, pourquoi Usher est sur l'affiche ?
Rated 05 Oct 2023
overratedoverrated
Rated 28 Sep 2023
51
50th
This, Scream & The Craft are the holy trifecta of slick 90's nostalgia horror, each with their own subgenres. Also, Josh Hartnett from 25 years ago single-handedly shifted my rating on the Kinsey scale. It now just says "ur gay".
Rated 28 Sep 2023
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 15 Jul 2023
84
73rd
Entertaining riff on BODY SNATCHER movies is not quite as clever or subversive as SCREAM, but it’s in the ball-park; largely relies on its well-stacked cast to do amusing call-backs (Patrick’s doggedly persistent football coach and a demented Laurie the most overt). I’m happy to give Williamson/Rodriguez benefit of the doubt in their blatant appropriation of imagery from BODY SNATCHERS (and Carpenter) – it’s all good fun, and the alien make-up effects are suitably crude and chillingly effective.
Rated 15 Jul 2023
user354user354
Rated 27 Oct 2022
70
26th
Surprisingly well done, considering the premise and poster. Manages to get the balance of self-awareness and earnestness right - and quite a time capsule for late 90s music and fashion.
Rated 27 Oct 2022
spookymaskSpookyMask
Rated 31 Aug 2022
65
46th
It's like a teen movie time capsule.
Rated 31 Aug 2022
esperhartEsperHart
Rated 21 Mar 2021
97
67th
https://esperwatchesfilms.tumblr.com/post/646302343080574976/the-faculty-1998
Rated 21 Mar 2021
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 06 Apr 2020
43
50th
#20#, rw2, popcorn, liked, oldies (2) }*{ #17#, exp3, rw2, popcorn, story, actresses, director Rodriguez
Rated 06 Apr 2020
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 12 Mar 2020
41
20th
Seen: 2. I somewhat liked it as a teenager. But the latest viewing more than 20 years later was pretty cringey. It is somewhat ambitious, but simply isn't executed very well.
Rated 12 Mar 2020
midasoMidaso
Rated 10 Jul 2019
6
65th
Yeah,it's sort of a ripoff and all,but actually I didn't find this too bad which I wasn't expecting. Entertaining teen horror...
Rated 10 Jul 2019
thujathuja
Rated 10 Nov 2018
50
10th
& Gamze, Elif / Eskişehir / 2015
Rated 10 Nov 2018
janusjanus
Rated 06 Nov 2018
60
32nd
Rodriguez and an ahead-of-the-curve cast give the body-snatcher scenario the Scream treatment. Chunks of it are boring but there is plenty of action and a bit of intrigue especially once the kids figure out what's going on. Fun effects even when they're now quaint.
Rated 06 Nov 2018
jordanraidenjordanraiden
Rated 19 Dec 2017
12
16th
5/6
Rated 19 Dec 2017
luordluord
Rated 03 Aug 2017
42
17th
Yet another cliched horror movie from the nineties that has nothing to offer besides bringing Elijah Wood to the world's attention. The jury's still out on that one.
Rated 03 Aug 2017
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 16 Oct 2016
74
40th
Really shows the value of a decent director and cast in a horror film. No one here is great, except maybe Famke Janssen, but everyone does a good job and makes this a much more engaging and entertaining movie than the recycled premise would lead you to expect.
Rated 16 Oct 2016
harmonicaHarmonica
Rated 02 Jan 2016
73
45th
Way above average teen thriller flick that made good on the 90s formula. Don't expect too much of the Rodriguez flair or innovation here, but he knows exactly what he's doing and turns in a solid film that hits all the expected beats. Amongst the who's-who of millennial stars turning in passing efforts, Hartnett and Brewster make a likeable pairing. It's a shame they never yet managed to equal their work here.
Rated 02 Jan 2016
feniusFenius
Rated 17 Dec 2015
85
53rd
Rodriguez's best film.
Rated 17 Dec 2015
duncanramageDuncanRamage
Rated 02 Sep 2015
30
1st
The fun monster scenes are dragged down by the tired, monotonous, clichéd highschool drama which dominates the first act. Jon Stewart attacking the kids is easily the highlight of the film, but it is far from worth the price of admission.
Rated 02 Sep 2015
ddrudgesd_drudges
Rated 11 Apr 2015
30
30th
McCarthyist witch hunts being a thing of the past, the idea of fearing people who look and act normal but who would surely slit your throat given the chance feels archaic and awkward. Every aspect of the movie feels phoned in, as if they expected just referencing succesful movies to be enough. "My frustrated hands are tied."
Rated 11 Apr 2015
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 12 Mar 2015
43
32nd
While it's filled with some downright clever references, call-outs, and homages to great science fiction, neither that nor the endless who's who of 90s stars are enough to make this movie come close to that honorific.
Rated 12 Mar 2015
imrealgodimrealgod
Rated 27 Nov 2014
71
88th
While this alien story might be familiar, thankfully, it ain't boring. Surely worth a shot.
Rated 27 Nov 2014
glm01glm01
Rated 13 Mar 2014
60
22nd
59.500
Rated 13 Mar 2014
rttntomatoesrttntomatoes
Rated 03 Jan 2014
53
26th
Rip-off of other sci-fi thrillers.
Rated 03 Jan 2014
hsncrspywlhsncrspywl
Rated 27 Aug 2013
43
14th
I had high hopes for this - a pulpy horror film which playfully suggests that yes, your school teachers ARE from another planet? (I think the tagline for the posters was this as well!) Such a boring film though - all the high school drama dominated the picture, with the actual horror being a sort of afterthought. The young cast largely do well though, even the otherwise shit Josh Hartnett - and the supporting cast is great. It just could have been much more.
Rated 27 Aug 2013
mfidler1mfidler1
Rated 04 Aug 2013
70
29th
Is this movie bad? Yes. Is it entertaining anyway? Yes- in fact it might be entertaining because it is bad.
Rated 04 Aug 2013
nevineNevine
Rated 19 Jul 2013
80
28th
fun movie
Rated 19 Jul 2013
nick-hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 07 Jul 2013
40
19th
Hey, Josh Hartnett, you are lucky this didn't stunt your career trajectory. Not that you went really fa after it or anything. Just saying.
Rated 07 Jul 2013
space_popeSpace Pope
Rated 15 May 2013
40
15th
Turns out those squares in the teachers lounge really ARE aliens! YOWZERS! No wonder they want to keep us away from drugs, they're the only things that let us see the TRUTH instead of BRAINWASHING us into being just like them! This movie is just too cool for school. KABLAMMO!
Rated 15 May 2013
matguy3matGuy3
Rated 09 Mar 2013
6
51st
Nothing too special or brilliant. A solid cast, good effects considering its time and budget, and some surprisingly entertaining thrills and twists keep it on the good side of 'decent movies'.
Rated 09 Mar 2013
shosannaShosanna
Rated 06 Mar 2013
35
56th
It's the Breakfast Club vs. the Body Snatchers, and the mixture works pretty well as a fun piece of popcorn horror. Notable for the fact that it features several actual teenagers in teen roles, including a 17-year-old Elijah Wood. (3.5/5)
Rated 06 Mar 2013
mcausticmcaustic
Rated 14 Jan 2013
47
35th
cheesy and serious at different times, not a good combination.
Rated 14 Jan 2013
msdstcmsdstc
Rated 31 Dec 2012
80
80th
Amazingly 90s... nostalgic for me.
Rated 31 Dec 2012
indifferentiindifferenti
Rated 18 Jun 2012
4
6th
The aliens were kind of cool, and there were some genuinely suspenseful scenes (one with the kids are being hunted by a flock of alien'd football players comes to mind) -- but ultimately The Faculty's just forgettable.
Rated 18 Jun 2012
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 01 Feb 2012
40
18th
Rodriguez's worst, (let's all pretend Spy Kids never happened) too painfully 90s.
Rated 01 Feb 2012
mistersplicemistersplice
Rated 09 Jan 2012
25
5th
2+ not worth your time
Rated 09 Jan 2012
ravernravern
Rated 04 Jan 2012
45
10th
Below average toss.
Rated 04 Jan 2012
tagalongtagalong
Rated 20 Nov 2011
76
26th
A horror movie that turned out to be better than I thought it would be.If you like sci-fi/horror this movie is wirth taking a chance on.
Rated 20 Nov 2011
troothTrooth
Rated 19 Nov 2011
48
17th
A pretty forgettable horror movie, only really worth watching if you want to see Elijah Wood or Jon Stewart.
Rated 19 Nov 2011
glmglm
Rated 05 Oct 2011
56
22nd
55.500
Rated 05 Oct 2011
getmoneygetmoney
Rated 29 Sep 2011
89
86th
Underrated, a great film.
Rated 29 Sep 2011
schizotoastschizotoast
Rated 09 Sep 2011
38
11th
Apparently people like this movie.
Rated 09 Sep 2011
glmissexyglm_is_sexy
Rated 15 Jul 2011
59
16th
59.000
Rated 15 Jul 2011
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 17 Apr 2011
70
34th
I rather enjoyed it, even though I shouln't have.
Rated 17 Apr 2011
florvdeFlorVdE
Rated 01 Feb 2011
2
39th
Starts out as campy fun, but completely runs out of steam in the second half.
Rated 01 Feb 2011
signegramsignegram
Rated 03 Jan 2011
70
30th
This is so bad that it gets funny (don't know how much is intended from Rodriguez). I used to watch Elijah Wood's crazy laugh at one point in the film over and over!
Rated 03 Jan 2011
neonmanNeonman
Rated 09 Oct 2010
53
8th
The cameos and casting are very strange, awkward, distracting, and kinda fun, just like the rest of the movie. It's just a shame about the CGI; they could've done the monsters with practical effects instead.
Rated 09 Oct 2010
dolly_pinkDolly Pink
Rated 17 Aug 2010
65
25th
Not very original but entertaining.
Rated 17 Aug 2010
fuckeroofuckeroo
Rated 21 Jun 2010
90
54th
High School drama, teenage angst, drugs, and mind-controlling aliens. Mixed quite well if you ask me.
Rated 21 Jun 2010
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 15 Jun 2010
6
52nd
Kept my attention but after seeing 'From Dusk Till Dawn', it was a bit like - so what?
Rated 15 Jun 2010
nadihNadiH
Rated 05 May 2010
68
14th
This is kind of fun. And Jon Stewart has a great scene. Very similar to the more recent Slither. Those who give this movie real hate seem to miss the point of camp horror. That being said this is fun but cannot merit a very high rating.
Rated 05 May 2010
pimnlpimnl
Rated 08 Mar 2010
74
59th
i feel guilty, but i really enjoyed this horror teen movie
Rated 08 Mar 2010
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 22 Jan 2010
55
45th
Thought it was exciting and kept me interested till the end of the movie. Wasn't a great movie, and it was very predictable.
Rated 22 Jan 2010
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 21 Dec 2009
75
27th
I may be overrating this, but as a high school English teacher I wound this high school horror film very suspenseful and darkly funny.
Rated 21 Dec 2009
myszatekMyszatek
Rated 12 Sep 2009
10
1st
Garbage
Rated 12 Sep 2009
oldgoatoldgoat
Rated 25 Aug 2009
60
30th
Kind of flows for a bad movie but still is kind of a bad movie.
Rated 25 Aug 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
18
13th
Charmless rubbish. Horrible cast, poor performances and just not very interesting.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
antagonAntagon
Rated 21 May 2009
76
72nd
Heavily borrows from 'The Thing' and 'The Body Snatchers' but does so in a successful and most of all honorable way.
Rated 21 May 2009
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 19 May 2009
55
41st
A good young cast in a B-movie. It is quite stupid but is enjoyable too.
Rated 19 May 2009
bmuniseBmunise
Rated 07 May 2009
25
4th
There is nothing redeeming about this. It gave me chills just thinking about how bad it was. I have goosebumps just writing this.
Rated 07 May 2009
adrianaAdriana
Rated 04 May 2009
98
95th
Class Scifi Thriller. Wonderful. Perfectly executed for a younger generation.
Rated 04 May 2009

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