X
- 1960
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 17 m
- 1960
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 17 m
Summary In the English village of Midwich, the blonde-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers.
Directed By: Wolf Rilla
Written By: Stirling Silliphant, Ronald Kinnoch, John Wyndham, Wolf Rilla
- 1960
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 17 m
- 1960
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 17 m
Village of the Damned
77
7.3
Where to Watch
Summary In the English village of Midwich, the blonde-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers.
Directed By: Wolf Rilla
Written By: Stirling Silliphant, Ronald Kinnoch, John Wyndham, Wolf Rilla
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
77
86% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
77
86% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
A British horror classic, filled with enough creepy imagery to keep "normal" children awake at night, and parents looking over their shoulders at the "little monsters" plotting away in the room down the hall. [29 Nov 2004, p.C4]
It's clever and has some really chilling moments.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
7.3
60% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
40% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
0% Negative
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
7.3
60% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
40% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
0% Negative
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.
You don't get much explanation, and the overall plot may not withstand detailed analysis. But the atmosphere and pace are superbly handled, and the performances of the sinister, inhumanly intelligent 'children' never falter.
A very frightening adaptation of the John Wyndham novel about a small English village that becomes the victim of unfriendly aliens.
A strong and subtle horror film.
An eerie, atmospheric horror film. [08 Aug 2004, p.E14]
Tapers off from a taut beginning into soggy melodrama. Wolf Rilla’s direction is adequate, but no more.
