Art Hindle, Cindy Hinds, Henry Beckman
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 hu...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 26, 2003
Stats: 478 reviews
Unnerving exploration of the psyche follows a controversial therapist who is treating the ex-wife of a husband who seeks to take custody of their daughter. Eerie, deliberately paced rumination on rage and its manifestations culminates in a memorable climax that is truly horrifi...( read more)
Juliana Kelly: Thirty seconds after you're born you have a past and sixty seconds after that you begin to lie to yourself about it.
An early Cronenberg horror flick. Basically that means that not only will the gore be well handled, but presented in a fucked up way. Low and beh...( read more)
An interesting premise.
While it's a little slow on the uptake...if you hold out, it redeems itself in the end.
A very personal film for Cronenberg who was going through a divorce during the time of its making, The Brood has all the Cronenbergian motifs, plus great characterisation and a great performance from all involved.
Dr. Raglan (Oliver Reed) who is experimenting with metaphysical r...( read more)
This one is quite disturbing and really well directed as well; yet, as usual with Cronenberg, something went wrong at some point...but I don't know what, lol.
great, psicologic, horror movie, the act is great and the kids are creppy as hell!!!
A bit dated but fascinating to see where he takes his biological psychoses every time.
A great horror movie, one of the first in Cronenberg's career. I enjoyed it a lot. I guess I expected more gore (because of what I've seen from him before) but it's okay; it was more creepy than gory. I liked the metaphorical points.
Following Cronenberg's filmography, you will encounter this very rare gem. I have mixed feelings about this one. It definitely is absolutely great in some aspects, such as the acting and the direction, but sucks widely in the plot (and few horror elements) and also some points of...( read more)
The Brood is an el sleazo exploitation film, camouflaged by the presence of several well-known stars but guaranteed to nauseate you all the same. full review
Hmm, you guys got me interested....I don't think I even heard of this one and I love David Cronenberg.
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