Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 · Movie · 80 min · ★ 7.5 · 95% critics
A doctor returns to his small town and becomes alarmed by residents who seem to be replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. As suspicions spread and familiar relationships feel wrong, he and an ally race to uncover what’s happening before the takeover becomes complete.
Based on The Body Snatchers
Also known as Walter Wagner's Invasion of the Body Snatchers · They Came from Another World · The Body Snatchers · Sleep No More
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Details
- Years
- 1956
- Release date
- 1956-02-05
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (1,197 votes)
- Budget
- $416,911
About
If you enjoy Cold War-era paranoia and suspenseful alien takeover stories like The Thing from Another World or Invaders from Mars, you may like this; Not for you if you want modern jump-scare horror or flashy special effects.
Pros: gripping paranoia; strong performances; effective suspense | Cons: dated effects; some pacing quirk; genre-bounded scares
Themes
- small town
- based on novel or book
- alien
- black and white
- doctor
- patient
- alien invasion
- psychiatrist
- alien infection
- angry mob
- doppelgänger
- mystery writer
- +8 more
Cast & crew
Kevin McCarthy
as Dr. Miles J. Bennell
Dana Wynter
as Becky Driscoll
King Donovan
as Jack Belicec
Carolyn Jones
as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec
Larry Gates
as Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman
- KP
Kenneth Patterson
as Stanley Driscoll
Virginia Christine
as Wilma Lentz
Jean Willes
as Nurse Sally Withers
Ralph Dumke
as Police Chief Nick Grivett
- GW
Guy Way
as Officer Sam Janzek
Directed by Don Siegel