Carrie
1976 · 98 min · Horror / Thriller · TMDB 7.3
The short version:Bullying, a fanatic mother, and a prom. The cruelty of the first hour hits harder than the fire at the end.
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Scare profile
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Scary3
Not scaryExtreme
Dread3
RelaxedSuffocating
Jump scares2
NoneConstant
Disturbing3
ForgettableHaunts you
Grim4
Fun ridePunishing
Synopsis
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
What is in it
Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.
Violence & gore
- Graphic goreModerateeditorial
Children & pregnancy
- Child abuseModerateeditorial
Sexual content & violence
- Sex & nudityBriefeditorial
Abuse & bigotry
- Bullying & hazingHeavyeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- The opening shower scene shames a girl for her first period; the prom prank is the climax.
- Domestic abuseModerateeditorial
Phobias & sensory
- Fire & burningModerateeditorial
Religion & the occult
- Cults & religious extremismHeavyeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- The mother's religious fanaticism is abusive.