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The Swarm

1978 ·1h 56m · ★ 5.0 (193)

Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.

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Director

Irwin Allen Irwin Allen

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
57
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
0
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
55
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
0
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Content Warnings

Animal Harm
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

animal attackanimal horrorawestruckbased on novel or bookbeebeesdisaster moviehelicopter crashinsectkiller beesmilitarypanicsurvival horrorswarmstexastrain crash

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