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- 1956
- Approved
- Allied Artists Pictures
- 1 h 20 m
- 1956
- Approved
- Allied Artists Pictures
- 1 h 20 m
Summary A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Directed By: Don Siegel
Written By: Daniel Mainwaring, Jack Finney, Richard Collins
- 1956
- Approved
- Allied Artists Pictures
- 1 h 20 m
- 1956
- Approved
- Allied Artists Pictures
- 1 h 20 m
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7.9
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Summary A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Directed By: Don Siegel
Written By: Daniel Mainwaring, Jack Finney, Richard Collins
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
92
100% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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An extremely tight, beautifully made film.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 66 User Ratings
7.9
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 66 User Ratings
7.9
85% Positive
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
14% Mixed
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It’s the very open-endedness of the film’s subtext that gives it power. When a sleepy California town is overrun, first by the outbreak of a strange delusion that people have been replaced by doppelgangers, but then gradually by the doppelgangers themselves, the film is brilliantly placed, however unwittingly, to illustrate America’s political paranoia from both ends.
Almost 40 years later, Don Siegel's film about the pod people hasn't lost its chill. [02 Dec 1994, p.D18]
Incredibly chilling, this Don Siegel movie still delivers a powerful punch. [04 Sept 1987, p.54C]
This tense, offbeat piece of science-fiction is occasionally difficult to follow due to the strangeness of its scientific premise. Action nevertheless is increasingly exciting.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is an excellent movie about paranoia, conformity, and the need to "stay awake," or else become jaded, emotionally dead.
Awards
National Film Preservation Board, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
