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Shivers

1975 · 88 min

A cold, clinical descent into bodily horror, where polite society dissolves into primal urges with unsettling calm.

Tagline
Being Terrified is Just the Beginning!
Overview
The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.
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  • Amazon Prime Video
  • BFI Player
  • Cultpix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • sexuality
  • madness
  • violence
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
David Cronenberg
Written by
David Cronenberg
Starring
Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry, Allan Kolman, Susan Petrie, Barbara Steele, Ronald Mlodzik, Barry Baldaro
Cinematography
Robert Saad
Runtime
88 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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