Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Directed by

Roman Polanski

Genre

drama film, horror film, supernatural film, thriller film, gothic film, psycho-biddy

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 17m

Rated

R

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 4,408 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young newlywed in Manhattan becomes pregnant and starts to believe her elderly neighbors have sinister plans for her and her baby. Her suspicions grow as she experiences strange events and mounting paranoia.

suspensefulparanoidslow-burnunsettlingclaustrophobicdisturbingtensecreeping dread

What happens

Rosemary's Baby is a 1968 American psychological horror film written and directed by Roman Polanski, based on Ira Levin's 1967 novel. The film stars Mia Farrow as the eponymous Rosemary, a newlywed living in Manhattan who becomes pregnant, and begins to suspect that her neighbors have sinister intentions regarding her and her baby. The film's supporting cast includes John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy, Patsy Kelly, Angela Dorian, and Charles Grodin in his feature film debut. The film deals with themes related to paranoia, women's liberation, Catholicism, and the occult. While it is primarily set in New York City, the majority of principal photography for Rosemary's Baby took place in Los Angeles throughout late 1967. The film was released on June 12, 1968, by Paramount Pictures. It was a box office success, grossing over $30 million in the United States ($270 million in 2025), and received immense critical acclaim, ultimately placing second behind The Lion in Winter on the annual Film Daily year-end poll in 1968. The film was nominated for several accolades, including multiple Golden Globe Award nominations and two Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actress (for Ruth Gordon) and the Golden Globe in the same category. Since its release, Rosemary's Baby has been widely regarded as one of the greatest horror films of all time. In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The film launched a franchise, which includes the 1976 sequel film Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby, the 2014 miniseries Rosemary's Baby, and the 2024 prequel film Apartment 7A. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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