Film • Dec 20, 1978
When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Watch Invasion of the Body Snatchers online (United States)
- Status
- Released
- Release
- December 20, 1978 (46 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- Sci-Fi Horror, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Body Horror
- Themes
- Alien Invasion, Body Horror, Psychological Horror
- Origin
- United States
Cast
Donald SutherlandMatthew Bennell
Brooke AdamsElizabeth Driscoll
Jeff GoldblumJack Bellicec
Veronica CartwrightNancy Bellicec
Leonard NimoyDr. David Kibner
Art HindleDr. Geoffrey Howell
Lelia GoldoniKatherine Hendley
Kevin McCarthyRunning Man
Don SiegelTaxi Driver
Tom LuddyTed Hendley
Stan RitchieStan
Garry GoodrowDr. Boccardo
Wood MoyMr. Tong
Scores
- Average Score
- 76.2%
FilmAffinity
- 71%
IMDb
- 74%
Letterboxd
- 79%
Metacritic
- 75%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 82%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Moderate
- Violence
- Moderate
- Profanity
- Low
- Algohol & Drugs
- None
- Fright & Intensity
- Moderate
Reviews
Internet ArchiveThe age of movies : selected writings of Pauline Kael : Kael, Pauline : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Chronicle StaffFilm
bbc.co.ukBBC - Films - review - Invasion of the Body Snatchers
EmpireInvasion Of The Body Snatchers
Little White LiesWhat to watch at home in February
Sam Adams,Sean T. Collins,Corinne Cummings,Bilge Ebiri,David Fear,Tim Grierson,Eric Hynes,Noel Murray,Jason Newman50 Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 1970s
theringer.comAmerican Scream: The Other Scariest Movie of the 1970s
Variety StaffInvasion of the Body Snatchers
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