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The Brood
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The Brood

1979 · 92 min Horror Science Fiction
6.7 / 10 · TMDB

A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband's investigation.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: David Cronenberg

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

🎭 Cast

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Dr. Hal Raglan

Samantha Eggar

Samantha Eggar

Nola Carveth

Art Hindle

Art Hindle

Frank Carveth

Henry Beckman

Henry Beckman

Barton Kelly

Nuala Fitzgerald

Nuala Fitzgerald

Juliana Kelly

Cindy Hinds

Cindy Hinds

Candice Carveth

Susan Hogan

Susan Hogan

Ruth Mayer

Gary McKeehan

Gary McKeehan

Mike Trellan

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Michael Magee

Inspector

Robert A. Silverman

Robert A. Silverman

Jan Hartog

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