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.

Is The Fly 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.

Yes, very. More sad 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.

Does The Fly 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.

Is The Fly one of a kind?

Yes. More singular than 88% 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 frightening than 76% 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 Fly

Name: The Fly
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1986
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel, Leslie Carlson

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Directed by David Cronenberg

Produced by SLM Production Group, Brooksfilms

198696 min7.4 / 10

A visceral, tragic body-horror film that transforms scientific ambition into a nightmare of gradual, irreversible mutation and loss of humanity.

When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

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Questions people ask

Is The Fly violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is The Fly easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is The Fly sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does The Fly end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Fly one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 88% of films.
Is The Fly scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% 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.