A Victorian scientist returns to London with his paleontological bag-of-bones discovery from Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately, when exposed to water, flesh returns to the bones, unleashing a malevolent entity on the scientist's family and friends.
Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.
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GoodWatch score 73February 12, 1973 · 1 h 32 min · PG
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In the United States, The Creeping Flesh streams on Sony Pictures Core, and it is free with ads on Plex, The Roku, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 3 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 6.1 and Rotten Tomatoes 83%). Critics rate it higher (83 out of 100) than audiences (57).
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States for disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
At times: scares are rated 6 of 10.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
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