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Rabid (1977) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Rabid

Movie1977·91 min

Rabid

Directed by David Cronenberg

Horror Science Fiction

A horror science fiction film directed by David Cronenberg.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 29%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.3/10

575 ratings

About Rabid

A young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into bloodthirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: identity self discovery, trauma recovery, medicine science, international, urban, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, survival, body transformation, genetic bio, body horror, vampire werewolf, monster creature

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Details

Director: David Cronenberg
Language: English

Cast

Marilyn Chambers, Terri Hanauer, Frank Moore

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How Rabid Ranks

All movies

Top 29%

1970s movies

Top 39%

Horror movies

Top 28%

1970s Horror movies

Top 34%

David Cronenberg films#11 of 22

Top 29% All movies.

the vibe

Rabid Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachableseriousbroadhaunting

gritty

unsettling

What it's about

survivalbody transformationidentity self discoverytrauma recoveryoutsider misfitstrangers forced togethermedicine sciencegenetic biobody horrorvampire / werewolfmonster creatureinternationalurban

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

grittygritty