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- 1976
- R
- Trans American Films
- 1 h 27 m
- 1976
- R
- Trans American Films
- 1 h 27 m
Summary The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are being infected by a strain of parasites that turn them into mindless, sex-crazed fiends out to infect others by the slightest sexual contact.
Directed By: David Cronenberg
Written By: David Cronenberg
- 1976
- R
- Trans American Films
- 1 h 27 m
- 1976
- R
- Trans American Films
- 1 h 27 m
Shivers
58
6.4
Summary The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are being infected by a strain of parasites that turn them into mindless, sex-crazed fiends out to infect others by the slightest sexual contact.
Directed By: David Cronenberg
Written By: David Cronenberg
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
58
67% Positive
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6 Reviews
22% Mixed
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2 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
58
67% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
22% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Like the creatures in the films, and many of Cronenberg's other films themselves, Shivers is disturbing on an almost biological level.
It was Shivers that laid the groundwork creating the blend of sex, distorted psychologies and horror which became Cronenberg staples and his signature style in the years to come.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
6.4
46% Positive
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6 Ratings
46% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
8% Negative
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1 Rating
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
6.4
46% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
46% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
8% Negative
1 Rating
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A paranoid, prurient sexual nightmare.
Misanthropic, indeed, but the black humour and general inventiveness place it high above most contemporary horror pictures.
It scares and shocks us because it's so cleverly made; the writer-director, David Cronenberg, uses invention and imagination to replace expensive shock effects.
Cronenberg's brand of body horror isn't to everyone's taste, but to call him a reactionary anti-sensualist who metes out grotesque punishment for sins of the flesh -- as detractors have -- is to miss the point.
It's apparent that someone connected with They Came From Within has an impertinent sense of humor even though the film is so tackily written and directed, so darkly photographed and the sound so dimly recorded, that it's difficult to stay with it.
Awards
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
