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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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