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04/27/09
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:36
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.9/10
Consensus: One of the best political allegories of the 1950s, Invasion of the Body Snatchers is an efficient, chilling blend of sci-fi and horror.
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Don Siegel's cult masterpiece, interpreted as an allegory of both McCarthyism and Communism, is undoubtedly one of the screen's most disturbing evocations of paranoia. It stars Kevin McCarthy as... [More]
Starring: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn Jones, Larry Gates
Director: Don Siegel
Reviews for Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Top CriticWonderfully performed and imbued with a genuine sense of trepidation and unease.
06/13/01
Top CriticIt's still a chilling picture, gaining over Phil Kaufman's smart remake by virtue of its intimate small town setting, and it has one of the greatest endings ever filmed.
06/24/06
Top CriticA 50s horror classic that remains a gem of allegorical paranoia.
05/30/07
Top CriticA superbly crafted film by innovative director Siegel, this low-budget science fiction tale became one of the great cult classics of the genre.
05/30/07
Top CriticIts title implies that it's something you might watch for its campy comic value. But it's flat-out nightmarish.
07/26/02
No review available.
03/12/04
Siegel's brilliant movie sits as a perfect bookend to Romero's "Night Of The Living Dead."
12/19/05
Hitchcock couldn't have done a better job of ramping up the suspense in a horror film that is as much fun today as when it shocked audiences in the '50s.
04/12/09
Don Siegel directs this chilling sci-fi allegory with economy, speed and efficiency.
01/03/04
Don Siegel's superb little effort, with its matter-of-fact isolation of hero Kevin McCarthy (ironic, no?) from the smarmy complacency of a small town gone to hell -- and way beyond -- points the way to his gripping action films of the 60s and 70s.
05/30/07
The first--and still best--version of the Cold War sci-fi, despite compromised ending that was imposed by producer Walter Wanger on the director to make the tale less downbeat and anarchic.
12/14/06
No review available.
03/25/04
A classic must-see. It remains potent to this day.
01/01/00
At the time, the film could have been seen as a metaphor for the Red Menace, or McCarthyism, or whatever; the fact remains it's a creepy little film.
11/07/02
No review available.
07/26/02
The grandfather of all paranoid thrillers
08/15/03
Maybe not a great film, but a classic of its era
08/26/02
No review available.
11/18/04
Some genuinely creepy moments and good social commentary raise this horror film
08/12/06
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