Film • Nov 3, 1976
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.
Carrie
- Status
- Released
- Release
- November 3, 1976 (49 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- R
- Genres
- Supernatural & Paranormal
- Themes
- Psychological Drama, Psychological Horror, Supernatural Horror, Teen Horror, Tragedy
- Origin
- United States
Cast
Sissy SpacekCarrie
Piper LaurieMargaret White
Amy IrvingSue Snell
William KattTommy Ross
John TravoltaBilly Nolan
Nancy AllenChris Hargenson
Betty BuckleyMiss Collins
P.J. SolesNorma
Priscilla PointerMrs. Snell
Sydney LassickMr. Fromm
Stefan GieraschMr. Morton
Michael TalbottFreddy
Doug CoxThe Beak
Harry GoldGeorge
Noelle NorthFrieda
Cindy DalyCora
Deirdre BerthrongRhonda
Anson DownesErnest
Rory StevensKenny
Edie McClurgHelen
Scores
- Average Score
- 75.2%
FilmAffinity
- 70%
IMDb
- 74%
Letterboxd
- 77%
Metacritic
- 78%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 77%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- High
- Violence
- High
- Profanity
- Moderate
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low
- Fright & Intensity
- High
Collections
Reviews
Internet ArchiveThe New Yorker 1976-11-22: Vol 52 Iss 40 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Chronicle StaffFilm
bbc.co.ukBBC - Films - review - Carrie
Little White LiesThe horror of coming-of-age in Brian De Palma’s Carrie
New York Daily News‘Carrie’ will leave you scared and laughing: 1976 review
theringer.comThe 10 Best Stephen King Movie Adaptations
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