Carrie

You will know her name


Carrie
A reimagining of the classic horror tale (Stephen King's best-selling debut novel, filmed by Brian de Palma in 1976) about Carrie, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered and abused by her deeply religious mother. She develops telekinetic powers which she uses to unleash terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.

99 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Drama, Horror.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

All grown up and nowhere to go.
All grown up and nowhere to go.

Credits

Cast
Julianne Moore, Chloë Grace Moretz, Gabrielle Wilde, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Zoë Belkin
Director
Kimberly Peirce
ScreenplayLawrence D. Cohen, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, from the novel by Stephen King
MusicMarco Beltrami
CinematographySteve Yedlin
EditingLee Percy, Nancy Richardson
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2013
Produced byMGM. Screen Gems, Misher Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama, horror
LanguageModerate, strong
NudityNone
SexMild / moderate, brief and implied
ViolenceStrong, bloody, frequent
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseMild. Alcohol in social setting.
CommentsMature and complex themes are present in this film about vengeance, bullying, religious extremism, supernatural abilities and teenage children under 16 may be distressed by such themes.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
5
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
5
Guns / Weapons
4
Profanity
4
Alcohol / Drugs
2
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
5
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
4
Tense Family Scenes
5
Music (Scary/Tense)
5
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
5

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
15 +
Positive messages
1
Positive role models
0
Violence
4
Sex
4
Language
4
Consumerism
1
Drinking, drugs, smoking
3

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Die Burger
Rozanne Els
5
Metacritic.com
34 critics
11
Rottentomatoes critics
151 critics
11
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconIt boasts a talented cast, but Kimberly Peirce's ''reimagining'' of Brian De Palma's horror classic finds little new in the Stephen King novel -- and feels woefully unnecessary.
10
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
10
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation
10

What the People say

Internet
21021 Netizens quote icon Take Sissy Spacek to the prom instead.
13

Average .. 50%

10

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