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It's Alive

1974Movie1 h 31 minPG

Horror
61
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb5.8Letterboxd3.1/5Metacritic725.3Rotten Tomatoes65%41%
61
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb5.8Letterboxd3.1/5Metacritic725.3Rotten Tomatoes65%41%

Summary

The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever scared. And it's easily scared.

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  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

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  • Graphic violence bothers you

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  • Scares you.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Gets under your skin.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Mutantsin 130 titlesThe infant is born with multiple abnormalities, including fangs, claws, and apparently the ability to move about despite being a newborn infant — all of which make it very dangerous when upset, as ne…Novelizationin 724 titlesThe first two films received them: Richard Woodley novelized It’s Alive while actor James Dixon, a Larry Cohen regular who played Lt.All 17 tropes

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