Carrie

Name: Carrie
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror
Released: October 18, 2013
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 53
Cast: Chloe Moretz, Julianne Moore

2013

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CARRIE

Movie Details & Credits

Screen Gems | Release Date: October 18, 2013

Starring: Chloe Moretz, Julianne Moore

Summary: Carrie White, a sheltered high school girl, unleashes her newly developed telekinetic powers after she is pushed too far by her peers.

Director: Kimberly Peirce

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 100 min

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40	#40 Most Discussed Movie of 2013
56	#56 Most Shared Movie of 2013

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Kevin C. Johnson

Oct 17, 2013

Long before the blood starts spilling, it’s clear the new team has mostly nailed it. The reboot is as good a Carrie remake as possible, though it’s not truly a scary movie; the film takes its time living up to its R rating. Read full review

Philadelphia Inquirer - Steven Rea

Oct 17, 2013

If you're going to take another stab at this tale of a taunted, traumatized teen who exacts fiery revenge on, well, everyone, then Kimberly Peirce is the director to do it. Read full review

Christian Science Monitor - Peter Rainer

Oct 18, 2013

Peirce is gifted, but she lacks the ability of directors like DePalma to transform schlock into something deeply personal. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - David Rooney

Oct 17, 2013

If De Palma’s version was one part adolescent dream, three parts nightmare, with a sly streak of satire running through it, Peirce’s is a more earnest yet still engrossing take on the story that should connect with contemporary teens. At the very least it might send fledgling horror buffs scurrying to their Netflix queues to watch a vintage masterpiece of the genre. Read full review

McClatchy-Tribune News Service - Roger Moore

Oct 20, 2013

So yes, even if you know how this story goes, there are moments that work wickedly well in between the needlessly drawn out ones, by which I mean the entire, predictable third act. Read full review

The Dissolve - Nathan Rabin

Oct 17, 2013

Despite the talent involved and the notoriety of the source material, Carrie feels strangely small, even television-sized. Read full review

Slant Magazine - Eric Henderson

Oct 17, 2013

In focusing on predominately kid-gloves portrayals of her teen players, Kimberly Peirce never properly addresses the machinery behind their doom, which is why the film is relentlessly lifeless when it's not literally ripping off De Palma shot-for-shot. Read full review

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mynameisnathan

Oct 19, 2013

I already knew that critics would be bashing this since it's a remake but this movie was great! Your feel the emotion and pain of Carrie throughout the movie and then she snaps and when she does it is intense I loved it! The only thing negative was that by the end I loved the intensity soI already knew that critics would be bashing this since it's a remake but this movie was great! Your feel the emotion and pain of Carrie throughout the movie and then she snaps and when she does it is intense I loved it! The only thing negative was that by the end I loved the intensity so much that I was craving for more! All in all a 10 out of 10!… Expand

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Dylanhubbard77

Aug 18, 2017

This remake or reboot or re-imagining or re-adaptation or whatever the hell you want to call it is one of the better remakes I've seen. Strong performances, a satisfying prom scene and a story that benefits from being set in modern day all lead to a fun and well made remake.

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DarkCritic

Nov 4, 2013

Based on Stephen King's novel, "Carrie" and the same name as the original in 1976, the new version of "Carrie" is about a poor innocent girl who has telekinesis and she went to a prom until those mean bullies are making a prank to her and she controls her power to destruct the entire highBased on Stephen King's novel, "Carrie" and the same name as the original in 1976, the new version of "Carrie" is about a poor innocent girl who has telekinesis and she went to a prom until those mean bullies are making a prank to her and she controls her power to destruct the entire high school into a disaster. Chloe Grace-Moretz is playing a main character as Carrie White and she did a pretty good job for portraying an emotional teenage girl, and she also gets the top that is near to the original Carrie. Julianne Moore plays Carrie's mother and she also did great for becoming an insane widow who wants to get rid of Carrie White's life, not as bad as the original, but the original mother stays the top. The story stays very close to the book and it goes different ways like the original movie, but I've seen Carrie White becomes an interesting character that we seen her back problems. She controls her telekinesis powers, she gets comfortable to her new friend, and she becomes insane for destroying everything in the prom for her bullies and to entire school that makes her prank. Even though the new version of Carrie is pretty decent and not as close to the original, but it's a good horror movie to enjoy with teenagers and to other Stephen King fans as well. Carrie is a good old fashion flick with great scares and some chilling moments that I've seen in Halloween, but a good one.… Expand

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TVJerry

Nov 1, 2013

Chloe Moretz is the new age-appropriate teenager with telekinetic powers and Julianne Moore plays her deeply disturbed, uber-religious mother. The plot pretty much follows the original DePalma classic with the addition of cell phones and the internet. What it lacks is any soul. EverythingChloe Moretz is the new age-appropriate teenager with telekinetic powers and Julianne Moore plays her deeply disturbed, uber-religious mother. The plot pretty much follows the original DePalma classic with the addition of cell phones and the internet. What it lacks is any soul. Everything leading up to the big prom scene is uninteresting and even her blood-soaked reprisal lacks originality or flash (despite the fire). The performances are all uninspired…as a matter of fact, the whole bloody movie is anemic and downright dull.… Expand

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Cantandres

Jul 31, 2015

I have to say that I really like the original movie and I think it needn't have been made again. I can't say that I actually dislike the reboot. It had it's moments and I did like the fact that it came off more as a human tragedy story than a horror flick. I must also say that it was a lotI have to say that I really like the original movie and I think it needn't have been made again. I can't say that I actually dislike the reboot. It had it's moments and I did like the fact that it came off more as a human tragedy story than a horror flick. I must also say that it was a lot easier on the eye to watch pretty Chloe Grace Moretz than it was to watch Sissy Spacek, but the movie just somehow fell flat for me.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

GOTG_2014

Jul 16, 2014

Carrie (2013) is one of the worst remakes with, A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) i don't know why this got remade, and this remake of Carrie doesn't add anything new , the biggest flaw in this remake has to do with the ethereal beauty of its leading ladys, Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore.

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Nazgulero

Jan 18, 2014

Any movie starring Julianne Moore is a disaster waiting to happen. This one is particularly bad. Horrid acting, a lead character that is just too weird to feel any sympathy for, the question is: why the remake, if the original is just so much better ?

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