Fresh
This modest, sci-fi-inflected 1956 horror movie may come to be seen as the defining metaphorical work of the twentieth century.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
There was nothing to hold onto - except each other.
1956 · 1h 20m · Approved
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Don Siegel
Overview
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Director and cast
- Don Siegel Director
- Kevin McCarthy as Dr. Miles J. Bennell
- Dana Wynter as Becky Driscoll
- Larry Gates as Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman
- King Donovan as Jack Belicec
- Carolyn Jones as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec
- Jean Willes as Nurse Sally Withers
- Ralph Dumke as Police Chief Nick Grivett
- Tom Fadden as Uncle Ira Lentz
- Guy Way as Officer Sam Janzek
- Kenneth Patterson as Stanley Driscoll
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
98%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Few modern-day movies are more genuinely frightening.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Fresh
This tense, offbeat piece of science-fiction is occasionally difficult to follow due to the strangeness of its scientific premise. Action nevertheless is increasingly exciting.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
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.
Don Druker, Chicago Reader
Fresh
It'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.
Tom Charity, Time Out
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