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Carrie

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In this chilling adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel, withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother (Piper Laurie) at home. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers. Invited to the prom by the empathetic Tommy Ross (William Katt), Carrie tries to let her guard down, but things eventually take a dark and violent turn.
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Carrie is a horrifying look at supernatural powers, high school cruelty, and teen angst -- and it brings us one of the most memorable and disturbing prom scenes in history.

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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) Oct 18, 2024
4/5
Brian De Palma’s depiction of female adolescence is extremely dubious (the opening slow-mo shower scene is beyond icky), but this is a film that fundamentally fears women. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian Oct 17, 2024
5/5
It isn’t explicitly about school shootings and yet it shows you, like no other film I have ever seen, the horrifying wish-fulfilment ecstasy of such horrific acts. De Palma is the only director who could have done it. Go to Full Review
Pauline Kael The New Yorker Jan 20, 2024
Carrie is a terrifying lyrical thriller. The director, Brian De Palma, has mastered a teasing style -- a perverse mixture of comedy and horror and tension. Go to Full Review
Calum Cooper In Their Own League Oct 5, 2026
5/5
As heartwrenching and horrifying now as it was in 1976, "Carrie" is deftly crafted, enthrallingly acted, and utterly engrossed in its cautionary themes. Simply put, it’s one of the greatest horror films of all-time. Go to Full Review
Kyle Logan Cultured Vultures Feb 18, 2026
Carrie may be the first movie that showed that horror and coming-of-age stories are a match made in heaven (or hell, as it may be). Go to Full Review
Bryce Hanson Horror Movie Talk Sep 23, 2025
10/10
It walks the line between dark comedy, horror, melodrama successfully. The over the top cruelty and humiliation portrayed in the film don’t seem ridiculous... because they represent the inner distorted world that every teen experiences in high school. Go to Full Review
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Kye May 25, 2026 That is was this long before seeing on the big screen. See more Scott M Oct 14, 2025 They saw my dirty pillows. See more Vixo S @vixo_six 10 hrs ago Of all the adaptations of Carrie I have seen, the 1976 film is probably my favorite because it creates sympathy for Carrie without losing the fear surrounding her. The prom sequence captures that balance especially well: her tragedy is heartbreaking, but the violence that follows is genuinely terrifying. I also appreciate that the film allows Carrie’s abuse to be understood through different forms of cruelty, trauma and power rather than reducing everything to a single cause. Billy feels more intimidating here than in the 2026 series, while my main reservations concern Carrie’s development: I wish the film had shown more of her everyday bullying, followed Stephen King’s physical description more closely and used a slightly longer runtime to deepen certain relationships. Even with these limitations, it remains the most successful adaptation I have seen. See more Frans B @FransB 1 day ago Just might be the perfect horror. Brian De Palma did an excellent job of directing this movie. Very well written and produced. Groundbreaking in many respects and very hard-hitting. Stellar cast all excel in character, Sissy Spacek in particular. Saw this just after the release on big screen, it is truly memorable. Absolutely every ingredient of textbook horror is covered. Entertaining and very captivating See more Isa A @RT20004266 2 days ago I had the chance to watch Carrie in theaters during its rerelease, and I'm so glad I did. Some horror movies scare you; others break your heart. This one did both. Carrie is a painfully tragic character. She just wants friends, kindness, and a place where she belongs. I wanted so badly for things to work out for her, for her to experience happiness without having it ripped away. Watching her get a glimpse of that happiness before everything falls apart was devastating. Sometimes, horror isn't supernatural. Sometimes, it lies in how we treat others: the cruelty we dismiss as a joke, the humiliation we find entertaining, and the suffering we choose to ignore. Sissy Spacek's performance is incredible. I left the theater emotionally devastated, grieving for a girl who wanted so little and deserved so much better. A masterpiece of horror and a heartbreaking reminder that sometimes the scariest thing about humanity is humanity itself. Left the theater crying, emotionally wounded 10/10 See more Cadence N @Cn.17 2 days ago This was one of the most intense, fascinating, and exciting shows I’ve ever watched. It had me on the edge of my seat the entire time and I am incredibly amazed at how they went about this story (as someone who has seen all the other movies). This one is a modern-day version and I was blown away by the entire show. There is so much that is left to be said and I really hope they continue this series with another season. They could go so many ways with this and I would absolutely love to see it!! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this chilling adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel, withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother (Piper Laurie) at home. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers. Invited to the prom by the empathetic Tommy Ross (William Katt), Carrie tries to let her guard down, but things eventually take a dark and violent turn.
Director
Brian De Palma
Producer
Brian De Palma, Paul Monash
Screenwriter
Lawrence D. Cohen, Stephen King
Distributor
Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp., Criterion Collection, United Artists
Production Co
Redbank Films
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 3, 1976, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 27, 2015
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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