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The Brood

1979 · 92 min

A cold, unsettling descent into psychological horror, blending domestic drama with grotesque body horror and a pervasive sense of dread.

Tagline
The Ultimate Experience in Inner Terror.
Overview
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalised wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
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  • Amazon Prime Video
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  • Brew
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • madness
  • trauma
  • parenthood
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
David Cronenberg
Written by
David Cronenberg
Starring
Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle, Henry Beckman, Nuala Fitzgerald, Cindy Hinds, Susan Hogan, Gary McKeehan
Music
Howard Shore
Cinematography
Mark Irwin
Runtime
92 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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