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Carrie

1976 ·1h 38m · ★ 7.3 (4,253)

Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother.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.

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Director

Brian De Palma Brian De Palma
6 horror films in catalog
Sisters
Sisters 1973
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
57
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
67
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
85
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
Discover with this DNA
IsolationRevenge

Setting

CemeterySchool

Tone

Suspenseful

Content Warnings

Child in DangerDehumanization
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

abusive motherbased on novel or bookbiblechild abusecrucifixcrueltyfirestormhigh schoolhorrifiedhostilehumiliationmother daughter relationshipoutsiderprayingpromragereligionreligious horrorschool bullyingstagesupernatural horrortauntingteacherteenage girltelekinesisunrequited love

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