
Shivers
Taste attributes: horroranimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalscience fictionslowunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"Going mad is just the beginning of the terror …"
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, dark horror film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.3 /10
TMDB · 413 votes
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are being infected by a strain of parasites that turn them into mindless, sex-crazed fiends out to infect others by the slightest sexual contact.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Directed by
- David Cronenberg
Cast
- Paul Hampton
- Joe Silver
- Lynn Lowry
- Barbara Steele
- Allan Kolman
Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 1975
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- DAL Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
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