Film1978116 min

The Swarm

Name: The Swarm
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1978
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland

Taste attributes: horrorscience fictionthrillerdisasteranimalsunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Monsters by the millions - and they're all for real!"

Boxlist takeAn unsavoury, fantastical horror film: heavy and sweeping. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.1 /10

TMDB · 119 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.

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