Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Directed by

Philip Kaufman

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, mystery film, alien invasion, thriller film, psychological horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 1,340 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A health inspector in San Francisco notices that people around him are acting strange. He and a colleague discover that aliens are slowly replacing humans with emotionless duplicates.

suspensefulparanoidcreeping dreadunsettlingtenseclinicalslow-burncold

What happens

Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 American science-fiction psychological horror film directed by Philip Kaufman, written by W. D. Richter, and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum, and Leonard Nimoy. It is the second film adaptation of Jack Finney's 1954 novel The Body Snatchers, following the 1956 film. The plot involves a San Francisco health inspector (Sutherland) and his colleague (Adams) who over the course of a few days discover that humans are being replaced by alien duplicates; each is a perfect biological clone of the person replaced, but devoid of empathy and humanity. Released in the United States by United Artists on December 22, 1978, Invasion of the Body Snatchers grossed nearly $25 million (equivalent to $123 million in 2025) at the American box office. It initially received varied reviews from critics, though its critical reception has significantly improved in subsequent years, receiving a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and also being hailed as one of the greatest remakes ever, as well as one of the best science fiction horror films of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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