The Brood
1979 · Movie · R · 92 min · ★ 6.7 · 73% critics
A man investigates an unconventional psychologist’s therapy for his institutionalized wife, suspecting the treatments may be tied to violent events. As his concerns grow, brutal attacks by a brood of mutant children seem to coincide with his efforts to uncover what’s really happening.
Also known as David Cronenberg's The Brood · La clinique de la terreur
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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-05-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (807 votes)
About
If you like psychological horror with a cold, unsettling atmosphere and strange, disturbing imagery, The Brood may work for you; Not for you if you want clear answers or fast thrills, and it may not match the mood of The Dark Hours or Dead Zone.
Pros: slow-burn dread; inventive concept; brutal shocks | Cons: psychobabble bloat; slow pacing; unclear peril
Themes
- toronto, canada
- mutant
- transformation
- psychologist
- divorce
- psychotherapist
- canuxploitation
Cast & crew
Oliver Reed
as Dr. Hal Raglan
Samantha Eggar
as Nola Carveth
Art Hindle
as Frank Carveth
Henry Beckman
as Barton Kelly
Nuala Fitzgerald
as Juliana Kelly
Cindy Hinds
as Candice Carveth
Susan Hogan
as Ruth Mayer
Gary McKeehan
as Mike Trellan
- MM
Michael Magee
as Inspector
Robert A. Silverman
as Jan Hartog
Directed by David Cronenberg