Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Brain violent?

Yes. More violent than 85% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Brain easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Brain end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Brain

Name: The Brain
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1988
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Tom Bresnahan, Cynthia Preston, David Gale, George Buza, Bret Pearson

Mind over matter

Directed by Ed Hunt

Produced by Brightstar Films, Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment

198892 min5.3 / 10

A campy sci-fi horror film about mind control and alien invasion that blends B-movie absurdity with genuine paranoia and practical gore effects.

Dr. Blake runs a TV show called "Independent Thinkers", which is sort of a Scientology-like self-help/religion program. But he's not making his audience think any more independently – with the help of an alien organism he calls The Brain, he's using brainwashing and mind control. The only thing that stands between them and world domination is a brilliant but troubled high school student with a penchant for pranks...

Clusters

Comedy Horror Movies Man-Made Monsters Death Penalty Films Space & Alien Movies Murder And Assassination

Genres

Horror Science Fiction

Keywords

High School Hallucination Car Crash Alien Murder Decapitation Police Chase Chainsaw Creature Axe Murder Canuxploitation Christmas

Questions people ask

Is The Brain scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Brain violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.
Is The Brain easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Brain sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Does The Brain end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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