The Brood
Film197992 min

The Brood

Taste attributes: horrorscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplecomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads

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"The Ultimate Experience in Inner Terror"

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, fresh horror film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, 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

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Oliver ReedSamantha EggarArt HindleHenry BeckmanNuala Fitzgerald

Details

Genre
Horror
Year
1979
Runtime
92 min
Status
Released
Studio
Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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