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Lawrence D. Cohen’s Typical Vibe
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Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Lawrence D. Cohen has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2010s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Carrie.
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Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
Dir. Brian De Palma · With Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.
Dir. John Irvin · With Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl is the object of relentless bullying at school and an oppressively religious mother at home.
Dir. Kimberly Peirce · With Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde
