A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalised wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
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Movie1979·92 min
The Brood
Directed by David Cronenberg
A horror science fiction film directed by David Cronenberg.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 13%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.7/10
820 ratings
About The Brood
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Unsettling, Gritty
- Story Tags
- family dysfunction, trauma recovery, obsession, medicine science, international, hospital medical, romantic partners, parent child, everyman, body transformation, investigation procedural, slow burn reveal, genetic bio, body horror, monster creature