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Name: Carrie
Director: Brian De Palma
Genre: horror, thriller
Released: 1976
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 7.4

Carrie has an iRankMovies score of 81.6/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Carrie (1976)

If you've got a taste for terror…Take Carrie to the prom.

Release:1976

Runtime:1h 38m

Country:United States

Director:Brian De Palma

Language:English

Genre

HorrorThriller

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Keywords

High SchoolChild AbuseBased On Novel Or BookIsolationCemeteryStageBibleTelekinesis

iRank82

Carrie rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.4/10· 227K votes

Rotten Tomatoes94%

Metacritic86%

TMDb7.332/10· 4K votes

With 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 86/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Carrie

Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.

Cast of Carrie

Sissy Spacek
as Carrie
Piper Laurie
as Margaret White
Amy Irving
as Sue Snell
William Katt
as Tommy Ross
John Travolta
as Billy Nolan
Nancy Allen
as Chris Hargenson
Betty Buckley
as Miss Collins
P. J. Soles
as Norma
Priscilla Pointer
as Mrs. Snell
Sydney Lassick
as Mr. Fromm
Stefan Gierasch
as Mr. Morton
Michael Talbott
as Freddy

Carrie facts

Budget: $1.8M
Box office: $33.8M
Collection: Carrie Collection

Our take on Carrie

Brian De Palma's 1976 horror-thriller follows Carrie White, a withdrawn, sensitive teenager crushed between her classmates' relentless bullying and the abuse of a fanatically pious mother. As Carrie starts to suspect she possesses supernatural powers, her isolation curdles into something far darker and more violent. De Palma builds the film as a study in cruelty and repression before its dread finally boils over, making it essential viewing for anyone drawn to psychological horror rooted in real adolescent pain rather than cheap shocks. Sensitive viewers should note its themes of bullying and religious abuse, but those who appreciate atmosphere, mounting tension and a tragic center will find it lingers.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•De Palma's influential horror-thriller direction crafted iconic, terrifying cinema tradition
•Exceptional critical acclaim demonstrates powerful adaptation of beloved Stephen King source
•Supernatural horror and psychological abuse themes resonate with contemporary audiences effectively

What the audience disliked

•Child abuse and religious trauma content create deeply disturbing viewing experiences
•Horror premise relies heavily on slow-burn tension over action-oriented narrative payoff

Saga: Carrie Collection