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It's Alive

It's Alive!

1969 ·1h 20m · ★ 3.5 (19)

A farmer traps three people in a cave with his pet prehistoric monster.

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Director

Larry Buchanan Larry Buchanan
6 horror films in catalog
The Naked Witch
The Naked Witch 1960
The Eye Creatures
The Eye Creatures 1967
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
Zontar: The Thing from Venus 1967
Curse of the Swamp Creature
Curse of the Swamp Creature 1968
In the Year 2889
In the Year 2889 1969
It's Alive
It's Alive 1969

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
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
17
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
100
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TMDB Keywords

caveflashbackkidnappingmadman

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