Movie

It Lives Again

1978 · 91 min

A tense, darkly absurd creature feature that mixes parental anxiety with gruesome mutant-baby mayhem and a grim chase.

Tagline: The "IT'S ALIVE" Baby is Back... Only Now There are Three of Them!
Overview: Maternity wards echo with the patter of tiny claws as more murderous baby-faced monsters are born. But rather than kill their monstrous offspring during delivery, cursed parents flee to secret incubation hideouts.
How it feels: Dark, tense, absurd and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, survival, conspiracy, grief
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
survival
conspiracy
grief
family
Places: big city
hospital
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild