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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Science Fiction · Horror · 1978

The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.

Movie details

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

“The seed is planted... terror grows.”

1978 Science Fiction · Horror 1h 56m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Philip Kaufman

Written by

W.D. Richter

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Matthew Bennell

Brooke Adams

Brooke Adams

Elizabeth Driscoll

Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy

Dr. David Kibner

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum

Jack Bellicec

Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

Nancy Bellicec

Art Hindle

Art Hindle

Dr. Geoffrey Howell

Lelia Goldoni

Lelia Goldoni

Katherine Hendley

Court is in session

Put Invasion of the Body Snatchers on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.