
Carrie
Taste attributes: horrorthrillerteenmonster/alien/supernaturalmysteryfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarygrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"If you've got a taste for terror… take Carrie to the prom."
Boxlist takeA fantastical, unsavoury horror film: intimate and serious. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Carrie White, a shy and troubled teenage girl who is tormented by her high school peers and her fanatically religious mother, begins to use her powers of telekinesis to exact revenge upon them.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 1976
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- United Artists
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











