Is The Brood violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% 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.

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% 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 Brood easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 Brood end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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.

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 Brood

Name: The Brood
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1979
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle, Henry Beckman, Nuala Fitzgerald

The Ultimate Experience in Inner Terror.

Directed by David Cronenberg

Produced by Elgin International Films, Mutual Productions

197992 min6.7 / 10

A deeply unsettling body-horror thriller that weaponizes psychological trauma and family dysfunction into visceral, grotesque violence.

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

Clusters

Injury And Mental Breakdown Family and Marriage Problems Body Transformation Horror Horror Subgenres Doctors And Nurses

Genres

Horror Science Fiction

Keywords

Toronto, Canada Mutant Transformation Psychologist Divorce Psychotherapist Canuxploitation Body Horror

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is The Brood violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is The Brood scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Brood easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Brood end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Brood sad? Yes. More sad than 82% 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.