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The Brood

1979Movie1 h 32 minR

70

GoodGoodWatch score

70

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Summary

A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalised wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.

Good for

Friends night
Thought-provoking
Adults

Skip it if

You want something to laugh at
You need an uplifting mood
Graphic violence bothers you
You scare easily

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Not for warmth, uplift or comfort.

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Cast

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Crew

Directed by: David Cronenberg
Written by: David Cronenberg
Produced by: Claude Héroux
Music by: Howard Shore

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Facts

May 25, 1979 · 1 h 32 min · R

Released: May 25, 1979
Runtime: 1 h 32 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
Original language: English
Made in: Canada
Budget: $1 million
Box office: $5 million
Available in: 45 countries

Tropes

Lovecraftian Superpower, "Well Done, Son" Guy, Cloud Cuckoolander +9

12 of 26 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream The Brood?"

Questions about The Brood

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Where can I stream The Brood?

Fandango at Home Free

Shout! Factory TV

In the United States, The Brood streams on HBO Max and Brew, and it is free with ads on Plex, Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, Shout! Factory TV, Tubi TV, and YOW.tv. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 15 other countries.

Is The Brood worth watching?

70

GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 6.8, Letterboxd 3.6 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, and Metacritic 63).

Will The Brood scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 10 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching The Brood?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Was The Brood a box office hit?

Budget$1 million

Box office$5 million

Yes: it cost about $1 million to make and earned $5 million worldwide, 3.7 times its budget.

What tropes does The Brood use?

Lovecraftian Superpower"Well Done, Son" GuyCloud CuckoolanderTitle DropArtistic License – BiologyGenre-BustingMadwoman in the AtticSelf-Made OrphanCensored for ComedyFan DisserviceBittersweet EndingBizarre Alien Biologyand 14 more

TV Tropes lists 26 tropes for it, including Lovecraftian Superpower, "Well Done, Son" Guy, and Cloud Cuckoolander.